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Thomas ate ¾ of a cookie Ashley aslo ate 3/4 of a cookie Ashley says she ate more than Thomas Could Ashley be right? Explain?

User Ram Pratap
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No she is not correct. 3/4 is the same as 3/4
User Abhigyan Nayak
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Hi there!

Ashley could be right, because the cookies could be of different sizes. The cookie Ashley ate could have been bigger than the cookie Thomas ate. Since 3/4 of a bigger cookie is also bigger than 3/4 of a smaller cookie, Ashley could have been right.

Hope this helps!
User Monica Granbois
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