This question has 2 parts. Part A: Matt has 2/3 yard of fishing line. He uses 3/8 of the line to make fishing knots. How much fishing line does he use to make fishing knots?
Part B: Kara says Matt uses 25/24 of the line to make knots. Explain Kara’s error and tell how to use an equation to find the amount of line Matt uses.

The brain volumes (cm cubed) of 50 brains vary from a low of 904 cm cubed to a high of 1488 cm cubed. use the range rule of thumb to estimate the standard deviation s and compare the result to the exact standard deviation of 175.5 cm cubed, assuming the estimate is accurate if it is within 15 cm cubed

Deshawn uses 3/4 of a box of rice to cook dinner the portion he uses weighs 12 ounces right and solve an equation to find the weight of the full box of rice

Dexter read 11 science fiction books and 5 history books. lena read 9 science fiction books and 4 history books. compare the students’ ratios of science fiction books to history books. 1. determine the ratios’ form:    science fiction books to history books 2. write the ratios as fractions:    dexter: 115; lena: 94 3. rewrite with a common denominator. 4. compare. 5. answer the question. determine which shows the correct comparison of the ratios for this problem.