I use 3 fifth size strips to model 3/5.I want to use tenth size strips to model an equivalent fraction.How many tenth size strip

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Semenov [28]

3 years ago

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I use 3 fifth size strips to model 3/5.I want to use tenth size strips to model an equivalent fraction.How many tenth size strip

s will I need?

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Yuri [45] · Answer 1 · 2022-05-26T05:53:09+03:00

Yuri [45]3 years ago

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3/5= 3 fifth size strips
You want to find an equivalent fraction with the denominator of ten, correct? Then you would multiply the fraction in a way that will allow you to have a denominator of ten.
So...
3/5*2/2=6/10
You would need 6 tenth size strips.