Lesson 1-3 Example 5

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Lesson 1-3 Example 5
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Solve. SURVEY Carlos asked his classmates
whether or not they like pizza. Of his 30
classmates, 24 said that they like pizza. Write
the fraction of students that said yes in
simplest form.
Understand Read the problem. Write what you
know. There are 30 students in Carlos
class. 24 students said they like pizza.
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Lesson 1-3 Example 5
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Plan Pick a strategy. One strategy is to use
logical reasoning.
Simplify the fraction that shows how many
students said yes.
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Solve Find the GCF of 24 and 30.
Divide the numerator and denominator by the
GCF. Factors of 24 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12,
24 Factors of 30 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 10, 15, 30
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Check Use another method. Use prime
factorization. Simplify the fraction.Does your
answer make sense? Did you answer the question?