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Which Is Greater?

Solve the problems below and explain or show how you determined the answer.

• 6 Janet and Martin each got a pizza for lunch, and each pizza is the same size. Janet cut hers into 3 equal pieces and ate 1 piece. Martin cut his pizza into 5 equal pieces and ate 2 pieces. Who ate more pizza?

• 7 Charles and Rachel each got a pizza, and each pizza is the same size. Charles cut his pizza into 8 equal pieces. For lunch he ate 1 2 1 half of the pizza, and for a snack he ate 1 more piece. Rachel cut her pizza into 10 equal pieces. For lunch she ate 4 pieces, and for a snack she ate 2 more pieces. Who ate more pizza?

• 8 Mercedes and Nora each got some frozen yogurt for a treat. Mercedes ate 3 8 3 eighths of her yogurt, and Nora ate 3 4 3 fourths of her yogurt. They agree that they ate the same amount of yogurt. Explain how that could be true. Use a picture or diagram to show your ideas.

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