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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Technetium · Answer 1 · 2016-06-26T08:17:55+0000

Willa isn't correct because 2/3 is the same amount as 4/6. You now this because you multiply 2 to both den and num (bottom +Top of a fraction).