Asha and Samuel have bookshelves of the same size partly filled with books. Asha's shelf is full and Samuel's shelf is full. Whose bookshelf is more full and by what fraction?

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Asha's shelf = full. Samuel's shelf = full. Compare and by cross multiplication: 5 × 5 = 25 and 6 × 3 = 18. Since 25 > 18, therefore, . So, Asha's bookshelf is more full. Difference = LCM of 6 and 5 = 30. Hence, Asha's bookshelf is more full by .

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Asha and Samuel have bookshelves of the same size partly filled with books. Asha's shelf is full and Samuel's shelf is full. Whose bookshelf is more full and by what fraction?

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