SOLUTION: the problem is how many 2/3's are in 1. I don't know how to work this out. thanks

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: the problem is how many 2/3's are in 1. I don't know how to work this out. thanks This question is from textbook math 76

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Answer by Alan3354(69443) About Me  (Show Source):
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the problem is how many 2/3's are in 1. I don't know how to work this out. thanks
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how many 2/3's are "in 1" means how many times 2/3 can be divided into 1.
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Anything divided into 1 is the inverse of what's divided into 1. So there are 1/(2/3)s. That's = 3/2.
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3/2 is one and a half. If you add 2/3 and half of 2/3, you get 3/3, which is 1. So it's right.

Answer by Electrified_Levi(103) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Hi, Hope I can help
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the problem is how many +2%2F3+'s are in 1. I don't know how to work this out. thanks
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This is pretty easy, all you do is divide +2%2F3+ from +1+
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Here is the solution
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+1%2F%282%2F3%29+ = +%281%2F1%29%2F%282%2F3%29+ = +%281%2F1%29%283%2F2%29+ = +%283%2F2%29+
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There are +3%2F2+ +2%2F3's in 1
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+3%2F2+ is your answer
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Lets do some other problems
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How many 4's are in 8, +8%2F4+ = +2+, there are two 4's in 8
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How many 9's are in 63, +63%2F9+ = +7+, there are seven 9's in 63
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How many 10's are in 5, +5%2F10+ = +1%2F2+, there is +1%2F2+ of 10 in 5
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How many 12's are in (-2), +-2%2F12+ = +-1%2F6+, there is +-1%2F6+ of 12 in (-2)
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How many 7's are in +4%2F5+, +%284%2F5%29%2F7+ = +%284%2F5%29%281%2F7%29+ = +4%2F35+, there is +4%2F35+ of 7 in +4%2F5+
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In our problem
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How many +2%2F3+'s are in 1, +1%2F%282%2F3%29+ = +%281%2F1%29%283%2F2%29+ = +%283%2F2%29+
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Our answer = +3%2F2+ or +1.5+,(that's how many 2%2F3's there are in 1)
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Hope I helped, Levi