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Quarter vs. Third

September 10, 2018

Two pie charts show sleep as 1/3 versus 1/4 of a day, with a multiple-choice question on the difference.

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Cartoon by Ben Orlin, Math with Bad Drawings. https://cartoons.mathwithbaddrawings.com/2018-09-10-quarter-vs-third/ (CC BY-NC 4.0)
Transcript

[GOOD LIFE] pie chart: Sleep = 1/3 · [BAD LIFE] pie chart: Sleep = 1/4

"The difference between 1/3 and 1/4 is: (A) 1/12 (B) Totally life-changing (C) All of the above"

Topics
Number & Arithmetic › FractionsNumber & Arithmetic › Subtracting FractionsStatistics › Pie Charts
Level
ElementaryMiddle School
Themes
Everyday LifeVisual ExplanationsPuzzles & Problems