Question

Tammi and Orlando each decomposed 1 3/4 Tammi wrote 2/4 + 2/4 + 3/4. Orlando wrote 4/4 + 3/4. Who was correct

Answer 1

Given,

The fraction is

$1\frac{3}{4}$

The fraction decomposed by Tammi is,

$\frac{2}{4}+\frac{2}{4}+\frac{3}{4}$

The fraction decomposed by Orlando is,

$\frac{4}{4}+\frac{3}{4}$

The fraction formed by the Tammi's decomposed form,

$\begin{gathered} \frac{2}{4}+\frac{2}{4}+\frac{3}{4}=\frac{7}{4} \\ =1\frac{3}{4} \end{gathered}$

The fraction formed by the Orlando's decomposed form,

$\begin{gathered} \frac{4}{4}+\frac{3}{4}=\frac{7}{4} \\ \text{ =1}\frac{3}{4} \end{gathered}$

Here, the forming fraction is 1 3/4. Hence, both are correct.