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disa [49]
3 years ago
9

Why does it take 3 copies of 1/6 to show the same amount as 1/2

Mathematics
2 answers:
Aloiza [94]3 years ago
5 0
Think of a pizza, cut in half. You have one half. If you cut each half into 3 pieces, you'll have a total of 6 pieces, so each piece is 1/6 of the pizza. But each half is made up of 3 1/6 pieces. So, three 1/6 pieces equals one 1/2 pizza.
Ann [662]3 years ago
3 0
Because 3/6 is the same as 1/2
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