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What is 1/3 divided by 2/3?

Answer
1/3 ÷ 2/3 = 12
Fraction
12
Decimal
0.5
Percent
50%

Step by step

  1. Keep, change, flip
    Keep the first fraction, change ÷ to ×, and flip the second fraction upside down:
    1/3 ÷ 2/3 = 1/3 × 3/2
  2. Multiply the tops, then the bottoms
    (1 × 3)/(3 × 2) = 3/6
  3. Simplify
    Divide the top and bottom by 3: 3/6 = 1/2

Check: 1/2 × 2/3 = 1/3 ✓

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1/3
2/3
= 1/2

Each bar is one whole, split into equal parts.

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    What is 1/3 divided by 2/3?

    1/3 divided by 2/3 is 1/2. As a decimal it's 0.5.

    How do you work out 1/3 ÷ 2/3?

    Keep the first fraction, change ÷ to ×, flip the second fraction, then multiply and simplify. The steps above show each line.