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Question from Traci, a parent: Please convert 66 2/3% into a decimal and a fraction |
Traci,
I'm going to use 33 1/3% and let you work with 66 2/3%.
First I divide 3 into 1 to get 1/3 = 0.333 where the 3 is repeating. Hence 33 1/3% is 
But "percent" means per one-hundred so is 
. As a fraction that's 1/3.
Penny
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