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Billy and Ken, the school's cross-country stars, were each running at cross-country practice. Billy was going to run 34\frac{3}{4} of the training course, and Ken was going to run 12\frac{1}{2} of the course. However, during practice it started raining, so they could not finish their runs. Billy had finished 13\frac{1}{3} of his run, while Ken had finished 12\frac{1}{2} of his run. Draw a picture to determine which cross-country star ran the farthest.

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Billy was going to run 34\dfrac{3}{4} of the training course, and Ken was going to run 12\dfrac{1}{2} of the course.

Find the Lowest Common Multiple of the denominators i.e. 44 and 22

2=2×12=\textcolor{#c34632}{2} \times 1

4=2×24=\textcolor{#c34632}{2} \times 2

The common multiple is 22. Using the common multiple only once, the LCM of 44 and 22 is

2×2=42 \times 2=4

Use the LCM to find the equivalent fractions i.e. the denominator should be 44

Billy's area to be completed is

34\frac{3}{4}

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