Question

Jackie is knitting a scarf with her grandmother. Yesterday, her grandmother used 2/3 of a skein of wool and Jackie used 1/3 of a skein. How much more wool did Jackie's grandmother use than Jackie?

Write your answer as a fraction or as a whole or mixed number.

Answer 1

1/3

Explanation:

2/3 - 1/3 = 1/3

therefore the difference between the numbers is 1/3.

Answer 2

1/3 more

Explanation:

2/3 - 1/3 = 1/3