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Which is greater, 1 2cup or 1 3cup? How much greater *fractions*

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Explanation:

A half of a cup is greater than 1/3 of a cup. This is because if you convert the fractions to the nearest common denominator (6) you can see that 1/2 = 3/6 and 1/3 = 2/6, so 1/2 of a cup is greater.

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