Kartik reads 200 pages of a book out of 320 pages. Kanika reads `3/5` of the same book. Who read less pages and by how much?

Options

A. Kartik, 8 pages
B. Kartik, 12 pages
C. Kanika, 8 pages
D. Kanika, 12 pages

Answer

To solve the problem step by step, we need to determine how many pages Kanika reads and then compare it with the number of pages Kartik reads.

### Step 1: Find out how many pages Kanika reads.
Kartik reads 200 pages out of a total of 320 pages. Kanika reads \( \frac{3}{5} \) of the same book.

To find out how many pages Kanika reads, we calculate:
\[ \text{Pages read by Kanika} = \frac{3}{5} \times 320 \]

### Step 2: Perform the multiplication.
Calculating \( \frac{3}{5} \times 320 \):
\[ \frac{3 \times 320}{5} = \frac{960}{5} = 192 \]
So, Kanika reads 192 pages.

### Step 3: Compare the pages read by Kartik and Kanika.
Now we compare the number of pages read by both:
- Kartik: 200 pages
- Kanika: 192 pages

### Step 4: Determine who read less and by how much.
Since 192 pages (Kanika) is less than 200 pages (Kartik), we find out how much less:
\[ \text{Difference} = 200 - 192 = 8 \]

### Conclusion:
Kartik read more pages than Kanika. Kanika read 8 pages less than Kartik.

### Final Answer:
Kanika read less pages than Kartik by 8 pages.

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