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 read 3/8, Rose read 3/6. Rose read more becase if you symplify 3/6 you get 1/2. 1/2 is a larger portion than 3/8.

Answer 2

Alexa has read 3/8 chapters, while Rose has read 3/6, or 1/2, meaning that Rose has read more pages than Alexa.