Jamal and his brother were each giving 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?
Jamal ate 2/3 of his banana, which is (2/3)*1 = <<2/3*1=2/3>>2/3 of a banana.
His brother ate 1/4 of his banana, which is (1/4)*1 = <<1/4*1=1/4>>1/4 of a banana.
Thus, Jamal ate 2/3-1/4 = 8/12-3/12 = >>8/12-3/12=5/12 more of the banana than his brother. Answer: \boxed{\frac{5}{12}}.
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Sorry for the confusion. Let's try again.
Jamal ate 2/3 of his banana, which can also be written as (2/3)*1 = 2/3 of a banana.
His brother ate 1/4 of his banana, which can also be written as (1/4)*1 = 1/4 of a banana.
To find how much more Jamal ate than his brother, we need to find the difference between the two amounts.
The difference is 2/3 - 1/4.
To find a common denominator, we can multiply the fractions by 12/12. This gives us:
(2/3)*(12/12) - (1/4)*(12/12) = 24/36 - 12/36
Now, we can subtract the fractions:
24/36 - 12/36 = 12/36
Since 12/36 can be simplified, we can divide both the numerator and denominator by 12:
12/36 = 1/3
Therefore, Jamal ate 1/3 more of the banana than his brother.
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Apologies for the incorrect calculation earlier. Let's redo the calculations correctly this time.
Let's start with Jamal. He ate 2/3 of his banana.
Next, his brother ate 1/4 of his banana.
To find the difference, we need to subtract the amount his brother ate from the amount Jamal ate. (2/3) - (1/4)
First, we need to find a common denominator. The least common multiple of 3 and 4 is 12.
Converting the fractions to have a denominator of 12:
(2/3) = (2/3) * (4/4) = 8/12
(1/4) = (1/4) * (3/3) = 3/12
Now, we can subtract the fractions:
8/12 - 3/12 = 5/12
Therefore, Jamal ate (5/12) more of the banana than his brother.