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Megan had 63 books. she gave 1/3 to her friends and kept the rest. how many books did she give away?

Megan had 63 books. she gave 1/3 to her friends and kept the rest. how many books-example-1

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As per given by the question,

There are given that the total number of book is 63.

Now,

According to question, Megan gave 1/3 books to her friends

So,

The total number of book that gave to the friends is


63*(1)/(3)=21

The total remaining booka is


63-21=42

Hence, 21 books did Megan give away.

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