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Heather ate 3/6 of a box of cookies. Melody ate 3/5, who ate
more?

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Answer: Melody ate more.

Explanation:

So, it would be Melody who ate more because

Over here:

Heather: ate 3 OUT of 6

Melody: ate 3 OUT of 5

Melody ate more because if you count up to 5 theres two cookies left, while Heather had 3 cookies left.

Hope this answers your question!

User Jbialobr
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Answer:

Melody

Explanation:

3/6 = 0.5

3/5 = 0.6

i.e. If it has the same numerator but different denominator the one with the smaller denominator will be bigger

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