Question

Paula and Jack bought equal-sized bottles of juice. Paula drank 1/8
of her bottle. Jack drank 5/8
of his bottle. How much more juice does Paula have left than Jack?

Find the difference. Use a bar diagram to help if needed.

(1 point)
Responses

3/8
of a bottle

7/8
of a bottle

6/8
of a bottle

4/8
of a bottle

Answer 1

To determine how much more juice Paula has left than Jack, we first need to calculate how much juice each one has remaining after drinking.

Let's assume the size of each bottle is 1 whole bottle.

**Paula:**
- Paula drank \( \frac{1}{8} \) of her bottle.
- Therefore, the amount Paula has left is:
\[
1 - \frac{1}{8} = \frac{8}{8} - \frac{1}{8} = \frac{7}{8} \text{ of a bottle}
\]

**Jack:**
- Jack drank \( \frac{5}{8} \) of his bottle.
- Therefore, the amount Jack has left is:
\[
1 - \frac{5}{8} = \frac{8}{8} - \frac{5}{8} = \frac{3}{8} \text{ of a bottle}
\]

**Now, we find the difference in the amount of juice they each have left.**
To find how much more Paula has than Jack:
\[
\frac{7}{8} - \frac{3}{8} = \frac{7 - 3}{8} = \frac{4}{8} = \frac{1}{2} \text{ of a bottle}
\]

So the difference is \( \frac{4}{8} \) of a bottle.

Thus, the answer is:
**4/8 of a bottle.**