Jamal and his brother were each given a banana for a snack. Jamal ate 2/3 of his banana. His brother ate 1/4 of his. How much more did Jamal eat than his brother?(1 point)

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1

7/12

3/4

5/12

Answer 1

To find out how much more Jamal ate than his brother, we need to compare the fractions of banana each of them ate.

Jamal ate 2/3 of his banana, while his brother ate 1/4 of his banana.

To compare these fractions, we need to have a common denominator. The least common multiple of 3 and 4 is 12.

So, we convert the fractions to have a denominator of 12:

Jamal ate (2/3) x (4/4) = 8/12 of his banana.
His brother ate (1/4) x (3/3) = 3/12 of his banana.

Now, we can subtract to find the difference:

Jamal - His brother = 8/12 - 3/12
= 5/12

Therefore, Jamal ate 5/12 more of his banana than his brother.

The answer is 5/12.