To determine if one third is bigger than two fifths, we need to find a common denominator. The least common multiple of 3 and 5 is 15. Converting one third to fifteenths, we get 5/15. Converting two fifths to fifteenths, we get 6/15. Therefore, two fifths (6/15) is indeed bigger than one third (5/15).
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Well, honey, let me break it down for you. One third is indeed bigger than two fifths. Think of it like this: if you have a pie cut into three slices, that's more than a pie cut into five slices. Simple math, darling.
Oh, dude, let me break out my math skills for this one. So, one third is like 0.33333 in decimal form, and two fifths is 0.4. So technically, one third is smaller than two fifths, but hey, who's really keeping track of those tiny fractions anyway, am I right?
When you have your two fractions you multiply the denominators to get the common denominator. So you would do 3x5=15, 15 is the common denominator. Now you cross multiply. you do 3x2=6 then 5x1=5. Now you have 5 fifteenths and 6 fifteenths. 5 fifteenths belongs to 1 third and 6 fifteenths belongs to 2 fifths. So now you can see that 2 FIFTHS is BIGGER than 1 third.
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Or you could just convert the fractions into decimal form
and see which one is bigger.
1/3 = 0.3333
2/5 = 0.4 <=== This one is bigger than 0.3333.
1/3 is smaller than 2/5. The easiest way to demonstrate this fact is to convert the fractions to those with common denominators. 1/3 = 5/15, and 2/5 = 6/15, so 2/5 is greater than 1/3.
Six and one third is much bigger.
One third is greater than two fifths.
No, three fifths is larger because it is 3 parts out of 5, or 60 percent, while one fifth is only one part out of five, or 20 percent. Hope this helped. that answer i agree with, but I would still like to put my point of view out for the world to see too. anyways, no one fifths is not bigger than three fifths . because THREE fifths is bigger than ONE fifths, (because one is obviously bigger than three)
two fifths is equal to 40% one third is only 33.33% so 40% is always better!
yes bit is bigger because fifth fifths is one whole