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Explain why One third plus one third is not equal to two sixths?

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Anonymous

∙ 16y ago
Updated: 8/17/2019

because 2/6=1/3

imagine you had a Pizza and you cut it in half

total area = 1/2 + 1/2

if 1/3 + 1/3 = 2/6

then 1/2 +1/2 would equal 2/4

so half a pizza would have disappeared

i hope this helps

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