Question

24. Marissa needs 2 2/3yards of ribbon for a wall-hanging she wants to make. She has 2 3/4 yards. Does she have enough ribbon? Explain.​

Answer 1

no

Explanation:

because she just has one less so all she need to do is get one more and then she'd have enough

Answer 2

yes, she has enough ribbon.

Explanation:

find common denominator for 2 2/3 and 2 3/4 which is 12

2 2/3 becomes 2 8/12 [what she needs]

2 3/4 becomes 2 9/12 [what she has]

she has 1/12 more than she needs.