This Is Exactly Why We Should Have Paid Attention In Math Class
Math isn’t everyone’s cup of tea. The terminology can trip you up, and the order of operations can have you arguing on the internet for days. You might have thought you’d never need all the decimals and fractions because you didn’t care who ate how much of the hypothetical pizza. Little did you know you’d be cheating yourself out of a bigger burger if you skipped fractions day.
In the 80s, A&W released an ad campaign for their 1/3-pound burger for the same price competitors were charging for their a 1/4-pound burgers. The new menu item tanked because too many people thought 1/3 was smaller than 1/4. If you’re ever confused about which fraction is bigger, just divide the top number by the bottom to get your answer.