Elijah and Destiny are eating submarine sandwiches. The sandwiches are the same size.
Elijah eats
1
3
of his sandwich and Destiny eats
2
6
of her sandwich.
Elijah thinks Destiny ate more than he did because 2 is more than 1, and he ate only one-third while Destiny ate two-sixths. Use the drop-down menu to agree or disagree with Elijah. Then complete the sentence to explain your answer.
Elijah ate the same amount as Destiny.
Choose...
The fractions
1/3
and
2/6
are
Choose...
and name the same part of the whole.
Agree
The fractions 1/3 and 2/6 are equivalent, and name the same part of the whole.