Answer:
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Step-by-step explanation:
Given
Let:
Strawberry
Grape
The given parameter can be represented as:
Required
The question is incomplete as what is required is not stated.
Possible questions could be to determine the number of strawberries given a certain number of grapes, and vice versa
Take for instance
Calculate the number of grapes when there are 20 strawberries
We have:
This becomes
Express as fraction
Make G the subject
<em>i.e. 50 grapes</em>
<em>Apply the same method given a certain number of grapes</em>
Brady needs three strips that each represent one fourth (1/4). He needs to line them up end to end. The new long strip he has created represents 3/4.
Next Brady needs seven strips that each represent one eighth (1/8). He needs to line them up end to end. The new long strip he has created represents 7/8.
If the two long strips he created were equal then 3/4 would equal 7/8 but as they are not equal this is not the case. Since the strip for 7/8 is longer, the fraction 7/8 is greater than 3/4.
The key to solving this problem is to represent the four consecutive numbers correctly. They are x, x+1, x+2 and x+3. Add them up and equate the sum to 86.