SOLUTION: jose gave half of his candy bar to julie. julie gave 2/3 of the candy she got to maya. what fraction of the candy bar did maya get? draw a picture to help you solve the problem

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Question 367825: jose gave half of his candy bar to julie. julie gave 2/3 of the candy she got to maya. what fraction of the candy bar did maya get? draw a picture to help you solve the problem
Answer by ewatrrr(24785) About Me  (Show Source):
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Hi,
2/3 'of' 1/2 = %282%2F3%29+%2A+%281%2F2%29+=+%282%2F6%29+=+%281%2F3%29
If one would think of it as a pie cut into 6 pieces,
that would best represent the fractional part