Question

Two group of scouts each have 120 members. If 1/3 of the first group and 1/4 of the second group elect to go on a field trip, how many more scouts in the first group elected to go on the trip than in the second group?

Answer 1

1/3 of 120 is 40
1/4 of 120 is 30

therefore, 10 more scouts in the first group elected to go on the trip