Question

Over the weekend, Sadie drank 5/6 of a bottle of soda and Ava drank 2/3 of a bottle. How

much more soda did Sadie drink than Ava?
Simplify your answer and write it as a fraction or as a whole or mixed number.

Answer 1

Sadie drank 17% more soda than Ava.

Explanation:

Turn values in to decimals:

5/6 = 0.83

2/3 0.66

Now substract:

0.83 - 0.66

= 0.17

So Sadie drank 17% more soda than Ava

Answer 2

Sadie drank 5/6 of a bottle of soda and Ava drank 2/3 of a bottle. To find out how much more soda Sadie drank than Ava, you can subtract the amount Ava drank from the amount Sadie drank:

5/6 - 2/3

To subtract these fractions, you need to make sure they have a common denominator. The smallest common denominator for 6 and 3 is 6. So you can rewrite 2/3 as an equivalent fraction with a denominator of 6 by multiplying both the numerator and denominator by 2:

2/3 * (2/2) = 4/6

Now that both fractions have the same denominator, you can subtract them:

5/6 - 4/6 = 1/6

So, Sadie drank 1/6 of a bottle more soda than Ava.