How do you solve: #2/3# of a number is 22?
2 Answers
See a solution process below:
Explanation:
In this type of problem when dealing with a fraction, the term "of" means to multiply.
Let's call the "number" we are looking for:
We can write this problem as follows and solve for
Explanation:
We can reason through this question by understanding what the fraction means.
If two-thirds of a number is
Then one-third of the the number is
Three-thirds will be the number itself:
This can also be simplified by:
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