Samuel has read 5/6 of his assignment. Judy has read 10/12 of her assignment. Who has read more?

Get the same common denominator, and the answer will be clear.

Reduce both fractions to the simplest form which is 5/6...they read the same amount...

Hi

To determine who has read more, we need to compare the fractions representing the progress of Samuel and Judy.

Let's find a common denominator for the fractions 5/6 and 10/12. We can see that the smallest number both 6 and 12 can divide evenly into is 12.

To convert 5/6 to twelfths, we multiply the numerator and denominator by 2: (5/6) × (2/2) = 10/12.

Now, we have 10/12 for both Samuel and Judy's progress, which makes it easier to compare.

Since both fractions are now the same, we can conclude that Samuel and Judy have read an equal amount; they have read the same number of twelfths of their assignments.