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A bottle of water is 2/3

full. You drink 1/4

of the water. Use a model to find the portion of the bottle of water that you drink.

User Dvcolgan
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Answer:

1/6

Explanation:

Total quantity of water = 2/3

Total quantity drank = 1/4

The portion of the water that you drank = 1/4 of 2/3

= 1/4 × 2/3

= 1*2 / 4*3

= 2 / 12

= 1 / 6

The portion of the water that you drank = 1/6

This means you drank one - sixth of the water in the bottle

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