Question

Ashu took 14/15 hour to read a novel and Adhi took 3/5 hour to read the same novel. Who took longer time to read? By what fraction?​

Answer 1

Given :-

• Ashu took

$= \frac{14}{15}$

• Adhi took

$= \frac{3}{5}$

To find :-

• Who took longer time?
• By what fraction.

Required Answer :-

$\frac{14}{15} > \frac{3}{5}$

$= \frac{14}{15} > \frac{9}{15}$

Asked that :-

By what fraction did Ashu took longer time to read.

$= \frac{14}{15} - \frac{9}{15} = \frac{5}{15}$

$= \frac{1}{3}$

Answer :-

• Ashu took longer time to read by 1/3 hours.