Cables302 Cables302
  • 25-05-2014
  • Mathematics
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Marty ate 1/4 of his pizza and Luis ate 1/3 of his pizza. Marty ate more pizza than Luis. Is that possible?

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Ryan2
Ryan2 Ryan2
  • 25-05-2014
Yes, it is possible depending of the size of their pizza.
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AL2006
AL2006 AL2006
  • 25-05-2014
Of course.

You can only say for sure that 1/4 of a whole thing is less than 1/3 of a whole thing
if the whole things are equal size.

If Marty's pizza was 1/3 bigger than Luis' pizza, then they both ate the same amount.
If Marty's was MORE than 1/3 bigger than Luis', then Marty ate more pizza.
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