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?

Question

Asha and Samuel have bookshelves of the same size partly filled with books. Asha&#x2019;s shelf is th full and Samuel&#x2019;s shelf is th full. Whose bookshelf is more full? By what fraction?

Philoid · Accepted Answer

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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