Question

Jen used 1/2 cup of cereal and 2/3 cup of nuts to make trail mix. Her mother asked if she used more cereal or more nuts in the mix. Which statement correctly compares the fractions?

Answer 1

1/2<2/3. 1/2= half of a whole and half of a whole is 1/2. 2/3 is over a half so it means that 2/3 is better then 1/2 since 1.5 is actually the half of 3. Jen should say that she used more nuts to make trail mix then using cup of cereal to make trail mix because 2/3 is greater then 1/2.