Finding a fraction of a number is convenient for home project calculations, lowering the recipes, or measuring the discounts. This article will learn how to see two-thirds of a number using fractions or decimals. Remember that “off” in mathematics refers to multiplication; the numerators and nominators are the numbers at the top and bottom of a given fractional value.
People usually use fractions to represent inches on a ruler in the US metric system. For example, you can check our article about 5/8 inch.
What is ⅔?
⅔ or 2/3 is a rational number that denotes two parts of a value out of three. For example, draw a circle, partition it into three equal parts, and fill the parts with three different colors: red, blue, and yellow. If you want to represent the space occupied by any two colors, red and blue, you can say that ⅔ part of a circle is populated by red and blue, and red occupies the ⅓ position.
The sum of ⅔ and ⅓ is 1, a complete circle filled with three primary colors: red, blue, and yellow.
In number, we can also define ⅔ out of 1. Two-thirds of 1 is 0.666, equal to two parts of 1, and the third part of 1 is 0.334.
What Does ⅔ ratio Mean?
⅔ ratio means two parts of anything; we divide it into three parts.
How to Find Out 2/3 of a Number?
To get two-thirds of anything in number, multiply ⅔ with that number to get ⅔ of it. Suppose you are given a whole number such as 4,5 or 6; you have to first convert this number to a fraction by considering the denominators as 1. The whole numbers are now turned to 4/1,5/1, and 6/1, respectively.
Now, to find ⅔ of 4,5 and 6, multiply ⅔ with 4/1,5/1, and 6/1 to get 8/3, 10/3, and 12/3, respectively.
Note that two-thirds of 6 obtained is 12/3, and we can simplify 12/3 to 4/1 as the numerators are further divisible by the common denominator to give the whole number. We took the common denominator of 12 and 3, that is 3, and divided both 12 and 3 by 3 to get 4 and 1, respectively. See how: 12/3 = 12/3/3/3 = 4/1, and this 4/1 equals 4. Thus, two-thirds of 4,5 and 6 are 8/3, 10/3, and 4.
Similarly, if a rational number is given, say 3/2, and you want to determine its two-thirds, you have to multiply fraction ⅔ with 3/2. To do so, calculate the numerator times numerator and denominator times denominator as follows:
⅔ x 3/2 equals 6/6, and 6/6 is either 1/1 or just 1.
Thus, two-thirds of 3/2 is 1.
What is ⅔ as a Whole Number?
A whole number is an integer that is not written in the form of p/q. A rational ⅔ value can be represented as 0.666, and 0.666 equals 1 in one significant figure, a whole number.
How Do You Turn ⅔ into a Whole Number?
⅔ is a rational number that is in the form of p/q. To turn a whole number of any rational number p/q, we divide p by q to get a number with the lowest significant figures either in numerator p or a denominator q.
As we see in ⅔, numerator p is 2, and denominator q is 3, and both are in one significant figure. To turn ⅔ into a whole number that is not in the form of p/q as an integer, we divide two by 3 to get 0.666 which is rounded off to the closest whole number 1.
Because the number after the decimal is more than 5, it is rounded to the most comparable whole number in one significant figure, which is 1.
Thus, mathematically, ⅔ as a whole number is equal to 1.
How Do You Turn ⅔ into a Decimal?
The decimal number consists of a whole number and a fractional part. If a number is given in the form of p/q, its decimal form would be simply in the kind of p or q. While turning a fractional value into a decimal number, we eliminate fraction (/) by dividing the numerator by the denominator. It would be convenient to get an answer if the numerator is completely divisible by the denominator; for example, 1000 is completely divisible by 10 to give 100 answers. But, complexity arises if the numerator is not wholly divisible by the denominator. That is the case in ⅔, leading to the number greater than zero to the right of a decimal point. To convert ⅔ to the decimal number, we divide two by 3 to get 0.6666, continuing. We limit this value to three or two significant figures that are 0.666 or 0.67, respectively.
What is ⅔ as a Fraction out of 100?
⅔ as a fraction out of 100 is 66.66, representing 67 in two significant figures. If we have 100 US dollars and want to represent two-thirds of this money, we say that ⅔ of 100 dollars is 67 dollars. However, there is uncertainty in the value. But, this error is acceptable in mathematics according to the rounding off rule by adding one if a number right to the decimal point is greater than 5. And we can say that ⅔ of 100, 67 dollars (more accurately 66.66 dollars) are 67%. Learn how to find out this percentage of any number without a calculator,
What is ⅔ as a Percentage without a Calculator?
Before dealing with the question relevant to percentage, you must know what it means! Remember that percentage means per hundred, something out of 100. If you want to see the percentage of any whole number or a fraction, multiply that by 100 to get answers in percentage.
2/3 as a percentage without a calculator represents 66.67%. Suppose we want to show ⅔ as a percentage with no calculator, then we multiply ⅔ by 100 as ⅔ x 100, where the numerator is multiplied by 100 to get another fraction 200/3, in the next step. Now, use the simple division rule to divide 200 by 3 to reach 66.6 % in three significant figures, which in two vital statistics is 67%.
Thus, we see that ⅔ in percentage is 66.6 or 67.
How Much is Two-third?
Two-thirds is more incredible than half value of anything. The worth of this value could be more apparent with the following example.
Suppose you have a packet of biscuits that contains three biscuits in it, and if your friend eats one and you eat two, then it means you have eaten ⅔ of biscuits that are more than half. However, if you and your friend both eat one and a half biscuits, you have both eaten 50 percent or half.
Still, you want to know how two-thirds is; see an example in numbers. Suppose you are given 1,260 US dollars to spend in a week during your tour to Miami Beach; if you are willing to devote ⅔ of your money, how much would you pay? Multiply ⅔ with 1260 to get 840 dollars. It is interesting to note that you will spend two parts of your money which is 840 dollars, while the third part, 420 dollars, is saving.
What is ⅔ of an inch?
Suppose you are given a value of one inch and want to calculate ⅔ of that inch; how do you do that? If you have keenly read the previous explanation, it would be too easy for you to answer this question. As we discussed earlier, multiply ⅔ with a given number to get ⅔ of that number, so here if you are given a length of 1 inch, to get ⅔ of that inch, multiply ⅔ with 1 to get ⅔ which is further 0.666 in an excellent value. Now, what if we want to calculate ⅔ of 100 inches! This problem involves simple mathematics, multiplying ⅔ with 100 to get 200/3 which comes out to be 66.66 inches after division. It means two-thirds of 1 inch and 100 inches are 0.666 and 66.66, respectively.
What is ⅔ in an Hour?
⅔ of an hour in number is the same as ⅔ of an inch. Remember that anything taken as unity will equal the same 0.666 in terms of ⅔. Whether it is time, length, weight, money, or anything else, if it is taken as one in a unit, two-thirds of it is always 0.666. It is more pragmatic to show two-thirds of an hour in minutes and seconds. We know that there are 60 minutes in an hour, but the question arises what ⅔ from 60 minutes is?
We multiply ⅔ by 60 to get 120/3; we understand that both 120 and 3 are divisible by a standard 3, so in a fraction of 120/3, if we divide both the numerator 120 and denominator three by three,,, we get 40/1, that is just a 40. Thus, ⅔ of an hour is 40 minutes. It makes sense because we get the same answer if we solve the problem without any calculation. See how: we know that 60 minutes are in an hour, and if we divide 60 into three parts, we get each piece of 20, as three twenties make 60. And ⅔ means two parts out of three, and these two parts are 20 plus 20 equal 40.
We can perform in the same way to get ⅔ of an hour in seconds. Calculate two-thirds of an hour by yourself, knowing that there are 3600 seconds in an hour. The answer is 2400 seconds.
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