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Anita and Leah each had a bottle of water. The fraction of the bottle that Anita

drank is represented by point A on the number line. Leah drank less of her
bottle than Anita drank.

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Answer:

A bottle of water is 1/2 full. You drink 2/3 of the REMAINING WATER THAT WAS IN THE bottle. (Note my clarification in your original sentence.)

Yes, because you drank TWO THIRDS OF HALF. In Math, 'OF' MEANS TO MULTIPLY.

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