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James ate 4/5 of his banana and Eric ate 7/9 of his banana. Who ate more of their banana?

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Answer:

James ate more of his banana

Step-by-step explanation: You would convert the fractions into the same denominator. And then you can compare.

36/45 35/45

User Deckard
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actually it will be easier for you to know it if you convert it into decimal.

So

James = 4/5 = 0.8

Eric = 7/9 = 0.78

So James ate more

User Leon Van Noord
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