SOLUTION: Why is it that 3 is greater than 2, but one-third is less than one-half?

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Question 869955: Why is it that 3 is greater than 2, but one-third is less than one-half?
Found 2 solutions by mananth, Lookinglame:
Answer by mananth(16946) About Me  (Show Source):
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when there is a denominator you are dividing the numerator by the denominator
1/3 means you are making 3 parts of 1
1/2 means you are making 2 parts of 1
The more parts you make the smaller each part is.
hence 1/3 is less than 1/2

Answer by Lookinglame(1) About Me  (Show Source):
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Fractions are opposite