Answer: 13/24
Step-by-step explanation:
Since the teacher gives me 2/3 of the candy in the bag, and gives my friend 1/8 of it, the amount of candy that I got more than my friend will be gotten by subtracting 1/8 from 2/3. This will be:
= 2/3 - 1/8
The lowest common multiple of 3 and 8 is 24, therefore we can change the numerator if the fractions toma common base.
= 2/3 - 1/8
= 16/24 - 3/24
= 13/24
