Henry ate 3/6 of a batch of cookies. Isabelle ate 3/8 of the same batch of cookies. Who ate the most cookies? Explain using words and a model.

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Henry ate 3/6 of a batch of cookies. Isabelle ate 3/8  of the same batch of cookies. Who ate the most cookies? Explain using words and a model.

nautika27 · Answer

@dan815 @Keigh2015 @ikram002p @retirEEd @mathmale

shadowlegendx · Answer

Who do you think ate the most cookies?

shadowlegendx · Answer

Henry or Isabelle?

anonymous · Answer

henry ate more

shadowlegendx · Answer

@peecat78 Do not give direct answers. Youʻre not showing how to get the answer, thus there is no learning. Plus, the user needs more than just an direct answer. She needs a model.

shadowlegendx · Answer

@nautika27 who ate more?

shadowlegendx · Answer

If you donʻt have an idea of how to do it, let me know

shadowlegendx · Answer

Right now I donʻt even know if youʻre there

nautika27 · Answer

isabelle ?@ShadowLegendX

nautika27 · Answer

@ShadowLegendX

shadowlegendx · Answer

Why do you think Isabelle ate more cookies

nautika27 · Answer

i did 3 divided by 6 3 divided by 8

shadowlegendx · Answer

That is actually a good way of doing it. Divide 3 by 6 to represent what Henry ate and 3 divided by 8 to represent what Isabelle ate.

What numbers did you get?

nautika27 · Answer

0.375

nautika27 · Answer

0.5

shadowlegendx · Answer

Henry = 0.5

Isabelle = 0.375

Correct?

nautika27 · Answer

yes @ShadowLegendX

shadowlegendx · Answer

So why do you think Isabelle ate more?

nautika27 · Answer

she has more ... 0.375

nautika27 · Answer

thats why i thought she had more if im wrong can you please tell me and help me @ShadowLegendX

shadowlegendx · Answer

You think 0.375 is larger than 0.5?

nautika27 · Answer

0.5

nautika27 · Answer

@ShadowLegendX  its bigger

shadowlegendx · Answer

0.5 is bigger, so who ate more?

nautika27 · Answer

Henry @ShadowLegendX  sorry im late

nautika27 · Answer

@ShadowLegendX  ?