juan bought 12 oranges and ate 1/4 of them
carla bought 12 oranges and ate 1/3 of them . which ate more
1/4 * 12 = ?
1/3 * 12 = ?
Or to put it another way,
1/1=1
1/2 is smaller
1/3 is smaller still
1/4 is even smaller.
this is because the number of pieces the whole (1) is divided into is getting larger as we go, so one of them gets smaller as the denominator gets bigger.
To determine who ate more oranges, we need to compare the remaining oranges for each person. Let's calculate the number of oranges remaining for Juan and Carla.
Juan bought 12 oranges. To find out how many he has eaten, we need to calculate 1/4 of 12:
1/4 * 12 = 3
Juan has eaten 3 oranges. To find out how many he has left, we subtract the number of oranges he ate from the total he bought:
12 - 3 = 9
Carla also bought 12 oranges. To find out how many she has eaten, we need to calculate 1/3 of 12:
1/3 * 12 = 4
Carla has eaten 4 oranges. To find out how many she has left, we subtract the number of oranges she ate from the total she bought:
12 - 4 = 8
Comparing the numbers, Carla has 8 oranges left, while Juan has 9 oranges left. Therefore, Juan ate fewer oranges compared to Carla.