Jamal and his brother were each given a banana for a snack. Jamal ate 2/3

Question

of his banana. His brother ate 1/4
of his. How much more did Jamal eat than his brother?(1 point)

Answer 1

To find out how much more Jamal ate than his brother, we need to subtract the amount the brother ate from the amount Jamal ate.

Jamal ate \( \frac{2}{3} \) of his banana, and his brother ate \( \frac{1}{4} \) of his banana.

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

Now, we can convert the fractions:

• For Jamal: \[ \frac{2}{3} = \frac{2 \times 4}{3 \times 4} = \frac{8}{12} \]

• For his brother: \[ \frac{1}{4} = \frac{1 \times 3}{4 \times 3} = \frac{3}{12} \]

Now we can subtract the two amounts:

\[ \frac{8}{12} - \frac{3}{12} = \frac{8 - 3}{12} = \frac{5}{12} \]

So, Jamal ate \( \frac{5}{12} \) of a banana more than his brother.