50% is greater than 1/3.
One way to figure this out is to convert 50% to a fraction.
100/50 = 2. Therefore, 1/2 = 50%
However, you can't compare 1/2 and 1/3 because they don't have a common denominator (the bottom number.) To make them comparable, you need to find a common multiple.
Let's use 6:
2 x 6 = 3
3 x 6 = 2
Since you multiply the denominators, you need to multiply the numerators as well (the numbers on top.)
1 x 3 = 3
1 x 2 = 2
Therefore, the fractions you are comparing are 3/6 and 2/6. Comparing this to a pizza, 3 slices of pizza out of the 6 slices is more than 2 slices of pizza out of the 6 slices.
Since 3/6 = 1/2 = 50% and 2/6 = 1/3, 50% is greater than 1/3.
Hope this helps :)
