Question 1116055
{{{(2/3)35}}}


{{{23&1/3}}}


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Two-thirds of....
This means  {{{(2/3)}}}{{{multiplied}}}{{{by}}}...


Two-thirds of thirty-five
This means,  {{{(2/3)*(35)}}}


You can interpret that expression as  {{{2/3}}} used as a sum, 35 times.  We use the multiplication as the shortcut to doing that sum.


{{{(2/3)35}}}


{{{(2*35)/3}}}


{{{70/3}}}--------This improper fraction is understood as  70 divided by 3, which you can perform long-hand if you want to.


{{{70/3=highlight_green(23&1/3)}}}