Question

Ritu ate $\frac{3}{5}$ part of an apple and the remaining was eaten by her brother Somu. How much part of the Apple did Somu eat ? Who had the larger share? By how much?

Answer 1

The whole apple can be represented by 1.
Hence, part eaten by Somu = 1 – part eaten by Ritu

$1-\frac{3}{5}=\frac{5-3}{5}=\frac{2}{5}$

In both the cases, denominator is same hence the fraction with larger numerator is a larger fraction.

$\therefore \frac{2}{5}<\frac{3}{5}$

Hence, Ritu ate larger share of apple.
Difference between them can be calculated as follows:

$\frac{3}{5}-\frac{2}{5}=\frac{3-2}{5}=\frac{1}{5}$

Therefore, Ritu ate larger share of apple which is $\frac{1}{5}$ more than what was eaten by Somu.