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To divide by ( 1/3 ), answer this question: How many sets of ( 1/3 ) are in ( 1 )? Use the model representing the tion to help you answer the question.

a) (1)
b) (2)
c) (3)
d) (4)

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Final answer:

To divide by (1/3), we need to determine how many sets of (1/3) are in 1. The answer is 3.

Step-by-step explanation:

To divide by (1/3), we need to determine how many sets of (1/3) are in 1. Using a model can help us visualize this. One way to think about it is to imagine dividing a cake into 3 equal parts. Each part would represent 1/3. If we have 1 whole cake, we would have 3 sets of (1/3) in total.

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