Question

one group of friends has 5 cookies to share between 3 people.a second group of friends has 8 cookies to share between 6 people.what fraction if a cookie does each group get?which group received more?

Answer 1

Group 1:-
5 cookies
3 people
5/3

Group 2:
8 cookies
6 people
8/6

Group 1 each person gets 5/3 and in group 2 each person gets 8/6.

Which is more?

5/3

5 ÷ 3 ≈ 1.6

8/6

8 ÷ 6 ≈ 1.3

Is 1.3 more or 1.6?

1.6 is more.

5/3 (group 1) receive more.