Question

Sara's paper airplane flew 8 1/2 yards. Jason's flew 8 2/3 yards. Michael's flew 8 1/4 yards and Denise's flew 8 1/6 yards. whose flew the farthest? explane how you found your answer.

Answer 1

Jason's airplane flew the farthest. When you find a common denominator for all the fractions, 8 2/3 is the largest,
Sara = 8 6/12
Jason = 8 8/12,
Michael = 8 3/12,
Denise = 8 2/12,