How many sixths are in #4/3#?

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Answer 1 · 2016-09-30T18:47:49

There are 8 sixths.

A question like "How many 3s are there in 39"? could be answered by dividing:

#39div3 = 13" "larr# this also means #13xx3 = 39#

In the same way....
"How many 'sixths' are in #4/3#"? can be answered by dividing.

#4/3 div 1/6#

#=4/3 xx 6/1#

#=4/cancel3 xx cancel6^2/1#

#8" "larr# this also means that #8 xx1/6 = 4/3#