SOLUTION: how do you draw a diagram to illustrate 2 2/3...

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Question 706545: how do you draw a diagram to illustrate 2 2/3...
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
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You can draw 3 circles

Cut the third circle into 3 equal parts (ie cut it up into 3rds)

Then shade the first two circles completely. Afterwards, shade 2 out of the 3 parts of the whole last circle.

Here's what it would look like visually