Nine wholes with five twelves
9 5/12
Answer:
12
Step-by-step explanation:
This question means 3/(1/4). The rule for division of fractions is invert the denominator and multiply. 3/(1/4) = 3 * 4 = 12. Another way to think of it is to imagine you have 3 pies each divided into quarters.
One way to find the least common multiple of two numbers is to first list the prime factors of each number.
8 = 2 x 2 x 2
Then multiply each factor the greatest number of times it occurs in either number. If the same factor occurs more than once in both numbers, you multiply the factor the greatest number of times it occurs.
2: three occurrences
3: one occurrence
So, our LCM should be
2 x 2 x 2 x 3 = 24.
So, Marco can buy, at the very least, 24 beads of each color to have equal colors of beads.
4:1 is the answer............
