Ritu ate 3/5 part of an apple and the remaining apple was eaten by her brother Somu. How much part of the apple did Somu eat? Who had the larger share? By how much?

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Philoid · Accepted Answer

It is given in the question that,

Part of apple eaten by Ritu = 3/5

Also,

Part of apple eaten by Somu = 1 – Part of apple eaten by Ritu

= 1 –

=

Therefore,

Somu ate part of the apple

Since,

> , therefore, Ritu ate the larger size of apple

Now, difference between the 2 shares = –

=

Hence,

Share of Ritu is larger than the share of Somu by