Question

Bill used 3/8 cup of raisins and 2/3 cup of banana chips to make his snack. His brother asked if he used more raisins or banana chips in his snack which statement correctly compares the fractions

Answer 1

Bill used more banana chips in his snack as compared to raisins.

Explanation:

We are given the following in the question:

Cups of raisin used =
`(3)/(8)\text{ cups}`

Cups of banana chips used =
`(2)/(3)\text{ cups}`

Comparing the amount of banana chips and raisins:

`(3)/(8)\text{ and }(2)/(3)\\\\\text{Taking 24 as the LCM}\\\\\Rightarrow (9)/(24)\text{ and }(16)/(24)\\\\\Rightarrow (9)/(24) < (16)/(24)\\\\\Rightarrow (3)/(8) < (2)/(3)`

Thus, Bill used more banana chips in his snack as compared to raisins.