Question

Emma finished a small bag of her favorite snack that weighed zero point three seven five pound. Wendy ate one-sixth of a one-pound bag of the snack. Who ate more? Explain.

Answer 1

compare the numbers
\[0.375\] with \(\frac{1}{6}\)

Answer 2

you can compare the fractions
\[\frac{3}{8}\] and \[\frac{1}{6}\] or the decimals
\[0.375\] and \[.166666...\]

Answer 3

evidently \(\frac{1}{6}\) is the smaller of the two numbers