Larry & Willa are each reading the same book. Larry has read 2/3 of the book. Willa said that she has read 4//6 of the book, so she read more. Is Willa correct? Explain?
I hope Larry and Willa are better at reading than at math. Aren't 2/3 and 4/6 the same thing??
Ok same problem too from 2015 sorry
To determine who has read more of the book, we need to compare Larry's and Willa's reading progress.
Larry claims to have read 2/3 of the book, which means he has read two out of three equal parts of the book.
Now, let's analyze Willa's claim. She says she has read 4/6 of the book, which means she has read four out of six equal parts of the book.
Both Larry and Willa have fractions that may not be in the simplest form. So, let's simplify their fractions.
To simplify 2/3, we see that the greatest common divisor (GCD) of 2 and 3 is 1. Dividing both 2 and 3 by 1, we get 2/3 (already simplified).
To simplify 4/6, we find the GCD of 4 and 6, which is 2. Dividing both 4 and 6 by 2 gives us 2/3.
Now, we can see that Larry's claim of reading 2/3 of the book is the same as Willa's claim of reading 2/3 of the book. Both Larry and Willa have read the exact same portion of the book.
Therefore, Willa is not correct in claiming that she has read more than Larry because they have both read an equal fraction of the book.