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  • 14-09-2016
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Which is bigger, one fourth of 16 or one third of 24? Explain and show work please.

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taysja
taysja taysja
  • 14-09-2016
24 is bigger because it's larger
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Mish99 Mish99
  • 14-09-2016
one fourth of 16 = 1/4 x 16 = 4 (OF means multiplication so we multiply 1/4 by 16)
one third of 24= 1/3 x 24 = 8 (OF means multiplication so we multiply 1/3 by 24)

As you can see 8 is bigger than 4 therefore one third of 24 is bigger
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