Question

Nicole and Olivia are celebrating their birthday. Nicole ate 1/8 of the cake. Olivia ate 2/6 of the same cake. Who ate a larger amount of cake?

Answer 1

Olivia

Explanation:

To solve this problem, the denominators must be the same.

First simplify:

2/6 = 1/3

Then make the denominators the same.

1/8 * 3/3 = 3/24

1/3 * 8/8 = 8/24

8/24 > 3/24

Answer 2

Olivia ate more. Olivia’s fraction can be simplified to 1/3, which is larger than 1/8. As a decimal, 1/3= 0.3333 and 1/8= 0.125.