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Which equation gives this number of 1/3 inches that are in 5/6 inch

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1/3x = 5/6

This equation means that there are x amount of 1/3's that go into 5/6.

1/3 is equal to 2/6, and 2 x 2.5 = 5.

This means that x is equal to 2.5 and 1/3 goes into 5/6 2.5 times.
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