Half vs. whole

Can you think of a circumstance when one half could be more than one whole? Explain.

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1 Zach H. says:

Yes,because a pizza is bigger than a pie and half of a pizza is bigger than a pie.
Posted November 19, 2008, 8:10 am
2 joey says:

yes, well,maybe it depends if zero is a whole number
Posted November 19, 2008, 8:11 am
3 gabby says:

well, if the whole number is a mixed number, and if it was 1 and 1/2, maybe the 1/2 would be more?
Posted November 19, 2008, 8:12 am
4 joey says:

there can be 1.5 and just 1
Posted November 19, 2008, 8:13 am
5 Mrs. F says:

Good points, everyone! Zach, I love your example! Can you think of other similar examples… like, is 1/2 of a large pizza bigger than a whole small pizza?
Posted November 19, 2008, 12:45 pm