Question

Alexa and Rose read books that have the same number of pages. Alexa's book is divided into 8 equal chapters. Rose's book is divided into 6 equal chapters. Each girl has read 3 chapters of her book. Write a fraction to describe what part of the book each girl read. Then tell who read more pages. Explain

Answer 1

Alexa = 3 (how many chapters shes read)
_ (fraction split)

8 (divided equal chapters)

Rose = 3 (how many chapters shes read)
_ (fraction split)

6 (divided equal chapters)

Rose has read half of her book and alexa hasn't therefore rose has read more.

Answer 2

Alexa 3/8 rose 6/8 red Alexa reads more pages because her chapters are most likely much longer