Let's look at it this way:
You have a cake. You cut it in half.
This isn't what you wanted so you get another cake and cut into three parts.
One third is smaller than one half, and that becomes very clear through my example, right?
One third is one part out of three, one half is one part out of two.
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∙ 14y agoA sixth.
A 50% discount is half off, and a 33.33% discount is one third off.
1/6
one sixth
Neither is larger.
A sixth.
one third of the difference between ten and a number
Five sixths is greater than one half. The difference between the two fractions is one third. so no 5/6 is notFive sixths is greater than one half. The difference between the two fractions is one third.<br> <br> No - three sixths would be a half<br><br>Imagine a large cake cut into 6 equal pieces. To have half of the cake you would need to take 3 of the pieces, not 5.<br> a half it is more.
One third.
A 50% discount is half off, and a 33.33% discount is one third off.
5/12
The answer is 1over 6
There are many different fractions between one third (1/3) and one half (1/2). The fraction that is exactly halfway between them is five twelfths (5/12).
There is nothing between one half and one third. It is one half, one third, one fourth, and so on. Is there anything between two and three? No.There are actually an infinite number of fractions between 1/3 and 1/2. Just multiply them out a few times-1/3= 1,000/3,000 1/2= 1,500/3,000. The possibilities are unlimited.
1/6
one sixth
1/2+1/2=1 1/3+1/3=2/3 1-2/3=1/3 Answer: 1/3