Question

Mike and Andy are each reading the same book. Mike read \frac{2}{4} 4 2 ​ of the book on Tuesday and \frac{1}{3} 3 1 ​ of the book on Wednesday. Andy read \frac{1}{2} 2 1 ​ of the book on Tuesday and \frac{1}{5} 5 1 ​ of the book on Wednesday. Andy says that altogether he read more of the book on Tuesday and Wednesday than Mike. Is Andy correct?

Answer 1

Mike read more

Explanation:

Mike and Andy are each reading the same book.

For Mike

= 2/4 + 1/3

=6 + 4 /12

= 10/12

= 5/6

Converting to decimal

= 0.833

For Andy

= 1/2 + 1/5

=5 + 2 /10

= 7/10

Converting to decimal

= 0.7

Mike read more

Andy is wrong