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True or false: x/3 is equivalent to 1/3 x. Explain your reasoning.

True or false: x/3 is equivalent to 1/3 x. Explain your reasoning.-example-1
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False. x/3 represents x as the part of a whole, or x divided by 3. 1/3 x represents 1/3 of x or 1/3 times x. Hope that helps!