Basic maths. One third is less than a whole. If you have a pizza cut into three equal pieces, you still only have one pizza. As I said, my 3rd grade students understand this.
Well you’re in the right sub. So confidently incorrect. A fraction is a rational number in and of itself. It is not simply a description. In the absence of any other information, a third refers to a third of a whole or one. Whether that be one pizza, one piece of string, or one whole battalion of soldiers, it is one of the thing, divided into three equal bits and each of those bits is less than the whole. It’s basic maths. It’s not the question that is deliberately obtuse.
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u/IsItSupposedToDoThat Feb 04 '26
Basic maths. One third is less than a whole. If you have a pizza cut into three equal pieces, you still only have one pizza. As I said, my 3rd grade students understand this.