Question

Which is bigger, one fourth of 16 or one third of 24? Explain and show work please.

Answer 1

24 is bigger because it's larger

Answer 2

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