Mark and his friends order two pizzas of the same size .•The first pizza is cut into 6 slices of equal size .•The second pizza i

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Mark and his friends order two pizzas of the same size .•The first pizza is cut into 6 slices of equal size .•The second pizza i

s cut into 4 slices of equal size. Each person plans to take 2 slices of pizza. Mark concludes that he would get more pizza by taking 1 slice from each pizza, instead of 2 slices from the first pizza. Explain why Mark is correct. Be sure to include a number comparison by using > or < in you explanation.

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nydimaria [60] · Answer 1 · 2022-05-03T03:56:00+03:00

nydimaria [60]3 years ago

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Mark is correct because taking a slice from each pizza would be 3/6 or 1/2 of the pizza but taking two slices of the first pizza, Mark wouldn't get as much because that is the same as 2/6 or 1/3 of the pizza. 1/2 > 1/3 therefore Marks conclusion is correct.