Question

Brittany practices hitting softballs for 2/3 of an hour each day for three days.For how many hours does she practice hitting softballs?

Answer 1

Explanation:

2/3 hours every day for 3 days.

so, for the total hours we need to multiply 2/3 by 3 (3 times 2/3 hours) :

3 × 2/3 = 2 hours

you can get there directly by saying that the factor of 3 and the denominator of 3 are canceling each other out. what is left is 2 in the numerator.

or you can do the full calculation and say

3 × 2/3 = 3×2/3 = 6/3 = 2

Answer 2

2/3 * 3/1 = 6/3 = 2 hours