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Asha and Samuel have bookshelves of the same size partly filled with books. Asha’s shelf is th full and Samuel’s shelf is th full. Whose bookshelf is more full? By what fraction?

It is given in the question that,

Fraction of Asha’s shelf =


Fraction of Samuel’s shelf =


Converting these into like fractions, we get


= × =


= × =


Clearly,


>


Therefore, Asha’s shelf is more full


Difference = –


= –


=


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