How many more donuts did the second guy eat?

[confusedbymath3]

Someone eats $$\frac{4}{12}$$ of a box of donuts. His friend eats $$\frac{2}{6}$$ more than the first guy. How many more donuts did the second guy eat than the first one? This problem may seem easy, but I feel like it's so hard!

 

[MarkFL]

Since we don't know how many donuts are in the box to begin with, we cannot say how many more donuts the second person ate than the first. All we can say is what portion of the box each ate.

I would begin by reducing the fractions...what portion of the box did the first person eat?

 

[confusedbymath3]

I used something else to help me, so never mind.