Question

When two fractions refer to the same whole. Explain why the fraction with a lesser denominator has larger piecesthan the fraction with a greater denominator?

Answer 1

Let's say for example I have 2 pizzas.

I cut one into two halves and the other into eight eighths.

i'll take half from each pizza, meaning i have 1/2 slices of one and 4/8 slice of the other. the fraction with a lower denominator, in this case 1/2, has larger pieces because it is dived into less pieces than the fraction with a larger denominator.

One slice of the first pizza would be bigger than one slice from the second.

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