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Generally people have trouble with fractions because they can't relate the number to real life situations. In your case:
You have two pies each of the same size: one is divided into 8 equal slices and the other is divided into 6 equal slices.
You get to choose which pie you'll take a slice from for dessert (you love pie). So which pie will you take that slice?
Clearly the one with 6 equal slices. Why? Because that whole pie is divided into fewer but larger slices than the one with eight pieces. You take the larger slice for dessert.
So now you have all you need to know to answer this question. To wit:
You take one each slice from the two pies. Which is the two slices is the bigger one? The 1/6 slice of course, we've determined earlier that the slices in the pie with six pieces are the bigger slices.
So with one piece from each pie you have 1/6 > 1/8 where > means bigger than. The 1/6 is bigger than the 1/8 slice.
OK, now you draw a second piece from each pie. You add each one to the ones you've already drawn. You now have 1/6 + 1/6 > 1/8 + 1/8. Why? Because if you add that second piece with the one being larger than the other, the two slices of 1/6 pie are still larger than the two pieces of 1/8 pie.
But wait, you're not stopping with just two slices of 1/6 pie. You're adding yet another 1/6 slice to the two you already have. And you're not adding another 1/8 slice. So now you have 1/6 + 1/6 + 1/6 > 1/8 + 1/8.
And you can see that you have three larger pieces on one side and two smaller pieces on the opposite side. So the three 1/6 pieces added up are indeed greater in size than the two 1/8 pieces. ANS.
Math is a great thing because we can do all of the above by following some math rules. They are these. "two eighths" = 1/8 + 1/8 = 2/8 and "three sixths" = 1/6 + 1/6 + 1/6 = 3/6. So we can write 3/6 = 1/2 = 2/4 > 2/8 = 1/4. And there you are. You are getting twice the 1/6 pie (2/4) over the 1/4 of the other pie.
Duane Anymouse
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First reduce them. Then it's simple.
two eighths = 2 * 1/8 = 2/8 = 1/4 = 0.25
three sixths = 3 * 1/6 = 3/6 = 1/2 = 0.5
So 3/6 is bigger than 2/8.
Juliana Wagan
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Which is bigger the fraction three eighths or two sixths?
(3/8) is 12.5% bigger than (2/6).
What is seven eighths minus two sixths?
57
What is larger two eighths or three sixths?
3/6. 3/6 reduces to 1/2 while 2/8 reduces to 1/4.
What is bigger three eighths or two eighths?
Three eighths. Imagine you have 8 marbles. o o o o o o o o Three eighths (3/8) is where you have three marbles o o o Two eighths (2/8) is where you only have two marbles o o Hence, 3/8 is the larger one. Happy times!
Is three fifths two sixths?
No three fifths is not equal to two sixths
Is two sixths bigger or smaller than three eighths?
smaller
Which is bigger the fraction three eighths or two sixths?
(3/8) is 12.5% bigger than (2/6).
Which is bigger two-eighths or three-sixths?
3/6 is bigger than 2/8 because 1/2 is bigger than 1/4
Is two-eighths bigger than three-sixths?
6x8=48 So 2/8 = 12/48 and 3/6 = 24/48 So answer is no
How many sixths are the same as three eights?
None. Three eighths in decimal form is .375 . You obtain the decimal form of a fraction by dividing the numerator (3) by the denominator (8). For one fraction to be equivalent, or "the same" as another, it needs to be exactly the same in decimal form as the other. Two sixths is .333 in decimal form, which is less than .375, meaning the answer is more than two sixths. Three sixths is .500, which is higher than .375, meaning the answer is less than three sixths. So the equivalent of three eighths in sixths lies somewhere in between two sixths and three sixths, but there is no exact number of sixths that is the equivalent of three eighths. To illustrate how a successful fractional equivalent would look, ask how many sixteenths are the same as three eighths. Five sixteenths is .313, less than .375, and six sixteenths is .375 exactly. You recall that three eighths is also .375. Therefore, you can conclude that six sixteenths is equivalent, or the same as, three eighths.
Is two sixths bigger than three fourths?
no
Is two thirds bigger than three eighths?
Yes.
Is two sixths greater than four eighths?
No
What is seven eighths minus two sixths?
57
What is larger two eighths or three sixths?
3/6. 3/6 reduces to 1/2 while 2/8 reduces to 1/4.
Is Two-Sixths Greater Than Three-Eighths?
2/6 is 111/9% less than 3/8 .
Is two fives bigger than five sixths?
No, five sixths is bigger than two fifths.
