Question

Roman is drawing fraction bars to model the difference of Five-eighths and One-third. What is the smallest number of equally sized pieces each fraction bar can be broken into to find the difference?

Answer 1

Explanation:

five-eighths means 5/8

one third means 1/3

the difference between 5/8 and 1/3 is

Answer 2

Answer: 7/24

Explanation:

Five-eighths means 5/8

One-third means 1/3

The difference between 5/8 and 1/3 is

5/8 - 1/3 = 7/24

Therefore, the smallest number of equally sized pieces each fraction bar can be broken into 7/24