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if I have five candies from the box containing 9 candies I ate 5/9 of all candies so 5 is what part of 9 is 3​

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Answer: 1/3?

Explanation:

The wording is a bit confusing. ". . . so 5 is what part of 9 is 3​ . ." seems to be missing some portion of the sentence.

You ate 5/9 of the candies. There were 9 and you consumed 5. I don't know what you are asking in " . . what part of 9 is 3." 3 is 3/9, or 1/3.

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