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Jamie has read 1/4 of a book. Raul has read 3/4 of the same book. Who is closer to reading the whole book? Explain
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Jamie has read 1/4 of a book. Raul has read 3/4 of the same book. Who is closer to reading the whole book? Explain

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Raul has read 2/4 more of the book than Jamie has.
User Arthur Dent
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Raul has read more of the book. Because 3/4 is closer to a whole which is 1 then 1/4 is. Jamie has to read 3/4 more and Raul has to read only 1/4 more.

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