What is 1/2 of 2/3?????
2007-04-09 08:51:46 · 9 answers · asked by abeauty1102 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Mathematics
When you see 'of', it means multiply.
1/2 x 2/3 = 2/6 = 1/3
When multiplying fractions, you multiply the top row and the bottom row.
2007-04-09 08:58:52 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
1/3
2007-04-09 16:16:10 · answer #2 · answered by alex 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
To do this you need to multiply the numbers together.
2/3*1/2 is 2/6 or 1/3.
Just because 2/3 is a fraction, don't let it scare you. It's the same process if this was 1/2 of 4 or 2/3 of 36.
2007-04-09 15:57:05 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
1/3
1/2 * 2/3 = (1*2)/(2*3) = 2/6=1/3
2007-04-09 15:54:47 · answer #4 · answered by w1ckeds1ck312121 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
we can use 1/2 multiply 2/3, so the answer is 1/3
2007-04-09 16:48:28 · answer #5 · answered by Jen L 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
1/3.
First, of means times here.
If you multiply top times top and bottom times
bottom, you get 2/6, which reduces to 1/3.
Or, take a square and divide it into 3
equal parts and shade 2 of the parts.
Half of what you shaded makes 1/3.
2007-04-09 16:26:35 · answer #6 · answered by steiner1745 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
1/2 of 2 is 1, which comes from 2*1/2=1, so
1/2 of 2/3
=2/3*1/2
=2/6
=1/3 (Which, if you think about it, makes sense because you have TWO thirds and a half of that is ONE third.)
2007-04-09 15:55:44 · answer #7 · answered by anonymousperson 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
1/3...when you see the word "of" it means multiply. so 1/2x2/3 =2/6=1/3.
2007-04-09 15:59:28 · answer #8 · answered by Karen 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
think this problem as a percentage problem. for this problem
=> 100% -> 2/3 so 1/2 (which is 50%) -> ?
therefor (50%x2/3)/100%
50x2
--------
3x100
=1/3
2007-04-09 16:03:14 · answer #9 · answered by Parth 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋