I have 2/3 0f 4 1/3 how much more do i need to equal 4 1/3 ?

2 Answers

1 4/9

Explanation:

First, find out what 2/3 of 4 1/3 is.

2/3xx4 1/3=2/3xx13/3=26/9=2 8/9

Next, find the difference.

4 1/3-2 8/9=4 3/9-2 8/9=1 4/9

1 4/9

Explanation:

Let's first work this through with an easier set of numbers.

Let's say that there is a series of books you are reading. There are 3 books in the set. You have 2/3 already - how many more books do we need to get to 3 books?

We can do this a few ways, but I'll point out that if we already have 2/3 of the books, we need the other 1/3. With our books, that's:

3xx1/3=3/3=1 book more.

And so now to the question - we want 4 1/3 in total and we already have 2/3 of that. So we need the other 1/3. We can calculate it this way (I'll convert the mixed number to an improper fraction first):

4 1/3 xx 1/3=13/3xx1/3=13/9=1 4/9

So we already have 2 8/9 and once we have the other 1 4/9, we'll indeed have:

2 8/9+ 1 4/9=3 12/9=4 3/9=4 1/3