Question

Select the fraction that is equivalent to one third.

two sixths
four sixths
three fourths
two thirds

Answer 1

`(2)/(6)` (two sixths)

Explanation:

if we scale the fraction 1 / 3 to find equivalent fractions, we can simply multiply both numbers by the same factor.

So, by multiplying both 1 and 3 by two, we will have an equivalent fraction

1 × 2 = 2
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3 × 2 = 6

This means that

`(1)/(3)` (one third) is equivalent to
`(2)/(6)` (two sixths)