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larry and willa are each reading the same book larry has read 2/3 of the book. willa said that she has read 4/6 of the book so she read more. is willa correct explain

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They both read the same amount because Willa read 4/6 of the book which simplifies to 2/3 which is the same amount that Larry has read
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Willa is not correct because If you multuply 2/3 by 2 you will get 4/6 which is same as willa's
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