Question

mica and denise are reading the same novel. mica has read 1/2 of the novel, and denise has read 1/3 of the novel. how much more of the novel has mica read than denise

Answer 1

You convert the fractions into 6ths. So 1/3. You would multiply both parts by 2 (top and bottom denominators) and that would be 2/6. 1/2 of 6 is 3/6. So the answer would be 1/6

Answer 2

A simple subtraction would tell us the difference:

1/2 - 1/3 = (3-2)/6

=1/6