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Zoey said that 2/3 × 1/3=1 tell how she found her answer and how to find the correct product

User Joshua Dannemann
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Probably she uses this formula:


(2)/(3)*(1)/(3)=(2+1)/(3)=(3)/(3)=1

But this is incorrect, if you want to multiply fractions you need to use this formula:


(a)/(b)*(c)/(d)=(a* c)/(b* d)

Therefore:


(2)/(3)*(1)/(3)=(2*1)/(3*3)=(2)/(9)

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