Mahesh finished his work in 5/9 hour. Kapil finished the same work in 3/4 hour. Who took longer? By what fraction was it longer?
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Mahesh finished his work in 5/9 hour. Kapil finished the same work in 3/4 hour. Who took longer? By what fraction was it longer?
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Answer:
Mahesh took time = 5/9 = 20/36
Kapil took time = 3/4 = 27/36
(Since 36 is the LCM of 4 and 9, so making the denominator equal to 36.)
Thus, Kapil took longer time.
= 27/36 - 20/36
= 7/36
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