When 6 students shared 4 candy bars equally each student has 4 / 6 candies.
4 / 6 = 2 ∙ 2 / 2 ∙ 3 = 2 / 3 = 0.666...
When 5 students shared 3 candy bars equally each student has 3 / 5 candies.
3 / 5 = 0.6
OR
4 / 6 = 2.5 ∙ 4 / 2.5 ∙ 6 = 10 / 15
3 / 5 = 3 ∙ 3 / 5 ∙ 3 = 9 / 15
This means:
4 / 6 > 3 / 5
First group of students got more candy bar per person.
.6 students shared 4 candy bars equally, and 5 students shared 3 candy bars equally. If all candy bars were the same size, which group of students got more candy bar per person?
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