What is 1 minus 2/3?

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What is 1 minus 2/3?

Explanation:
Think of a whole as three equal parts. Represent the whole as 3/3. Subtracting 2/3 from 3/3 leaves (3 − 2) / 3 = 1/3. So the remainder is 1/3 of the whole. In another view, removing two of the three equal pieces leaves one piece, which is 1/3. The other options would imply different remaining portions, so they don’t match the actual difference.

Think of a whole as three equal parts. Represent the whole as 3/3. Subtracting 2/3 from 3/3 leaves (3 − 2) / 3 = 1/3. So the remainder is 1/3 of the whole. In another view, removing two of the three equal pieces leaves one piece, which is 1/3. The other options would imply different remaining portions, so they don’t match the actual difference.

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