Question

Kylie reads about two popular cell phone apps one app uses 1/2 of a phones storage space the other app uses 5/12 of a phone storage space Explain how Kylie can find the difference in the two storage space of the two apps without drawing a visual model

Answer 1

5/12 phone uses less storage space

Explanation:

Find a common denominator so you can compare the fractions easily. Use 12.

1/2 = 6/12

5/12 < 6/12, so now you can see that the phone that uses 5/12 of storage space uses less than the one that uses 1/2