John says 1/3 is smaller than 1/8 because 3 is less than 8. Jane says 1/3 is greater than 1/8 because the pieces are bigger. Who is right? How do you know?

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John says 1/3 is smaller than 1/8 because 3 is less than 8. Jane

says 1/3 is greater than 1/8 because the pieces are bigger. Who is
right? How do you know?

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Answer:

Jane is correct

Explanation:

100 divide by 3 is 33.333 recurring

100 divided by 8 is 12.5

Gowtham R answered Dec 28, 2021

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