After several hours, my supercomputer brain came up with the answer! It is 14.
there are 3 thirds in a whole
9
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two thirds
eight you answered your own question
Eight and three thirds IS eight and three thirds. It is not an equivalence, it is an identity.
Eight and two thirds (8-2/3) is equal to 26 thirds.
2 and 2 thirds
The standard notation for eight thirds is 2.67
12 times
Ten and two thirds.
It is eight thirds.
8/12 = 2/3
Eight minus two thirds would be seven and one third.
It's written 48 2/3.
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