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What is 1/3 times 6?

Answer
1/3 × 6 = 2
Fraction
2
Decimal
2
Percent
200%

Step by step

  1. Write each number as a fraction
    6 = 6/1
  2. Multiply the tops, then the bottoms
    (1 × 6)/(3 × 1) = 6/3
  3. Simplify
    Divide the top and bottom by 3: 6/3 = 2

Check: 2 ÷ 6 = 1/3 ✓

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1/3
= 2

Each bar is one whole, split into equal parts.

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    What is 1/3 times 6?

    1/3 times 6 is 2. As a decimal it's 2.

    How do you work out 1/3 × 6?

    Turn any mixed or whole numbers into fractions, multiply the numerators and the denominators, then simplify. The steps above show each line.