What is half of 1 1/3 cups?

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Answer 1 · 2015-09-10T20:29:16

Well 1 cup is 3/3.

Hence $\frac{1}{3} + \frac{3}{3} = \frac{4}{3}$ $1/3+3/3=4/3$ . The half of it is $\frac{1}{2} \cdot \frac{4}{3} = \frac{2}{3}$ $1/2*4/3=2/3$

Answer 2 · 2016-07-09T15:13:53

$\frac{2}{3}$ $2/3$

You can also break this down into 2 parts:

Find half of the 1 cup, then find half the $\frac{1}{3}$ $1/3$ cup, then add them.

$half of 1 = \frac{1}{2}, half of \frac{1}{3} = \frac{1}{6}$ $"half of " 1 = 1/2, " half of " 1/3 = 1 /6$

$\frac{1}{2} + \frac{1}{6} = \frac{3 + 1}{6}$ $1/2 + 1/6 = (3+1)/6$

$\frac{2}{3}$ $2/3$

Or by pure inspection using improper fractions:

$1 \frac{1}{3} = \frac{4}{3}$ $1 1/3 = 4/3$

$\frac{4}{3} \div \frac{2}{1} = \frac{4 \div 2}{3 \div 1} = \frac{2}{3}$ $4/3 div 2/1 = (4div 2)/(3div1) =2/3$

"Half of 4 thirds is 2 thirds"

Answer 3 · 2017-04-26T04:24:24

$\frac{2}{3}$ $2/3$

We need to find the half of $1 \frac{1}{3}$ $1 1/3$ cups

$\to 1 \frac{1}{3} = \frac{4}{3}$ $rarr1 1/3=4/3$

The word half suggests us to divide it into two parts which means dividing it by $2$ $2$

$\to \frac{4}{3} \div 2$ $rarr4/3 -:2$

$\to \frac{4}{3} \times \frac{1}{2}$ $rarr4/3xx1/2$

$\to \frac{4 \times 1}{3 \times 2}$ $rarr(4xx1)/(3xx2)$

$\Rightarrow \frac{4}{6} = \frac{2}{3}$ $color(green)(rArr4/6=2/3$

Hope this helps...!