SOLUTION: Find the number one third of the way between 3 and 5...

Question 152609: Find the number one third of the way between 3 and 5...
Answer by mducky2(62) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
In order to find the number one third of the way between 3 and 5, we need to know the difference between the two:
5 - 3 = 2

Now we should find 1/3 of that distance:
(1/3)*2
= 2/3

Add this amount to number 3:
3 + (2/3)
= 3⅔

The number one third of the way between 3 and 5 is 3⅔.
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