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Rick and Lisa each have their own cookie jar Rick's cookie jar is 7/8 full and Lisa is 5/8. Fraction represents how much more of Rick's jar is full than Lisa?​

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2/8 of a jar more full.

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Some key information in this problem is 7/8, and 5/8.

Since they asked us how much more and what fraction represents it, we should subtract 5/8 from 7/8 to find how much more full Rick's jar is than Lisa's.

7/8 - 5/8 = 2/8

So in summary, Rick's jar is 2/8 more full than Lisa's jar.

User Sam Krygsheld
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Answer:

2/8 is the right answer your welcome

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