a. If one ship has a length of 600 feet and another ship has a length of 400 feet, the length of the shorter ship is what fraction of the length of the longer ship? b. What is the name of the fraction concept used in part a? (select)

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Three concepts of a fraction were illustrated in this section: part-to -whole, fraction-quotient, and ratio.
Answer the following questions by writing fractions in lowest terms, and if a fraction is greater than 1,
write it as a mixed number. Determine the name of the fraction concept that is involved in each question.
Part 1 out of 3
a. If one ship has a length of 600 feet and another ship has a length of 400 feet, the
length of the shorter ship is what fraction of the length of the longer ship?
b. What is the name of the fraction concept used in part a? (select)
Transcribed Image Text:Three concepts of a fraction were illustrated in this section: part-to -whole, fraction-quotient, and ratio. Answer the following questions by writing fractions in lowest terms, and if a fraction is greater than 1, write it as a mixed number. Determine the name of the fraction concept that is involved in each question. Part 1 out of 3 a. If one ship has a length of 600 feet and another ship has a length of 400 feet, the length of the shorter ship is what fraction of the length of the longer ship? b. What is the name of the fraction concept used in part a? (select)
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