Answer:
"3 is the whole amount has been divided into three equal parts"
Explanation:
* Lets explain how to solve the problem
- The definition of a fraction is:
A fraction tells us how many parts of a whole we have
- Ex: the fraction 5/6 means 5 parts of a whole has been divided
into 6 equal parts
- A fraction is expressed as one number over another number
- The number above is called numerator and the number down is
called denominator
* Lets solve the problem
- When jean was asked to say what the 3 in the fraction 2/3 means,
she said that 3 is the whole
∵ 3 is the denominator of the fraction
∵ 2/3 means 2 parts of a whole has been divided into 3 equal parts 3
∴ The better way to say what the 3 in the fraction 2/3 means
"3 is the whole amount has been divided into three equal parts"