SOLUTION: Jessica and Ramon each have the same length of ribbon. Jessica cut her ribbon into eighths. Ramon cut his ribbon into twelfths. Jessica sold 6 pieces and Ramon sold 8. Who sold the

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Question 1160038: Jessica and Ramon each have the same length of ribbon. Jessica cut her ribbon into eighths. Ramon cut his ribbon into twelfths. Jessica sold 6 pieces and Ramon sold 8. Who sold the most ribbon? How did you find out? Please help! Thank you!
Answer by ikleyn(52781) About Me  (Show Source):
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Jessica sold  6%2F8 = 3%2F4 = 0.75.


Ramon sold  8%2F12 = 2%2F3 = 0.666666666......


Now you compare the numbers.