Question

Tom worked for 3/8 hours while jerry works 7/12 hours . Who worked more and by how much?​

Answer 1

First, we convert 3/8 & 7/12 into the same fraction

3/8 = 9/24

7/12 = 14/24

so, Jerry worked more.

and if we do 14-9

=5

so, in a day has 24 hours then the answer to the whole question will be

Jerry and 5hours

Answer 2

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Given:

Tom worked for 3/8 hours

Jerry worked 7/12 hours

To find:

Who worked more and by how much

Solution:

Tom worked for 3/8 hrs = 0.375 hours

Jerry worked for 7/12 hrs = 0.583 hours

Difference between work hours

= 0.583 - 0.375

= 0.208 hours

Required answer:

Therefore, Jerry worked more than Tom by 0.208 hours

Basic points:

Convert fraction into numbers by dividing and by calculating difference we can find who worked more. Solve more such questions to have a good hold on it