SOLUTION: esther and victor each bought a chocolate bar. esther cut hers into 12 equal pieces. She ate 8/12 of it. victor said, I'm not going to cut my chocolate bar into that many pieces
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Question 640716: esther and victor each bought a chocolate bar. esther cut hers into 12 equal pieces. She ate 8/12 of it. victor said, I'm not going to cut my chocolate bar into that many pieces. i am going to cut it into three equal pieces. victor only ate 2/3 of his chocolate bar. Did esther and victor eat the same amount? Justify your answer. Answer by richwmiller(17219) (Show Source):