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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Responses

3/4
Start Fraction 3 over 4 End Fraction
1

7/12
Start Fraction 7 over 12 End Fraction
5/12

Answer 1

To find out how much more Jamal ate than his brother, we need to subtract the fraction of the banana his brother ate from the fraction Jamal ate:
2/3 - 1/4

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

Converting 2/3 to have denominator 12, we get: 8/12.
Converting 1/4 to have denominator 12, we get: 3/12.

Now we can subtract the fractions:
8/12 - 3/12 = 5/12.

So, Jamal ate 5/12 more than his brother.