Juliana answered 42 times correctly on an 80-item quiz, while her sister Angela answered 21 items co

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  1. math_celebrity

    math_celebrity Administrator Staff Member

    Juliana answered 42 times correctly on an 80-item quiz, while her sister Angela answered 21 items correctly on a 40-item quiz. Do they have the same portion of correct answers?

    Let's compare based on correct answers to questions:
    Juliana = 42/80 = 0.525
    Angela = 21/40 = 0.525

    So yes, they do have the same portion of correct answers.

    But there's another way to solve this:
    1. Divide Juliana's the top and bottom of Juliana's fraction by 2.
    2. We picked 2 as a GCF shown in our calculator.
    3. Type GCF of 42 and 80.
    Divide top and bottom of Juliana's fraction by the GCF of 2
    42/2 = 80/2 = 21/40

    This ratio equals Angela's.
     

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