Question

Ila read $$25$$ pages of a book containing $$100$$ pages. Lalita read $$\dfrac {2}{5}$$ of the same book.
Who read less?

Answer 1

Numbers of pages read by Lalita $$= \dfrac {2}{5}\times 100 = 40$$
Number of pages read by Ila $$= 25$$
Hence, Ila has read less number of pages.