SOLUTION: please may u tell me the awnser to the inpropper fraction of 8/3 because this is the only Q i dont get thanks

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Question 686979: please may u tell me the awnser to the inpropper fraction of 8/3 because this is the only Q i dont get thanks
Answer by josmiceli(19441) About Me  (Show Source):
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Note that +3%2F3+=+1+
+3%2F3+%2B+3%2F3+=+2+
+3%2F3+%2B+3%2F3+%2B+2%2F3+=+2+%2B+2%2F3+
Now notice that
+3%2F3+%2B+3%2F3+=+6%2F3+, so you have
+6%2F3+%2B+2%2F3+=+2+%2B+2%2F3+
and
+6%2F3+%2B+2%2F3+=+8%2F3+, so
+8%2F3+=+2+%2B+2%2F3+