3
Of course it can. It just happens that 2/3 is already the simplest form. So, 2/3, put in simplest form, is precisely 2/3.
2 and 3/4
3 wholes and 2 over 3 cannot be simplified.
4 and 2/3 is equivalent to the improper fraction (3*4+2)/3 = 14/3 ----------simplest form
-2/3 is in its simplest form.
3
2/15ths
14 and 2/3 is already in its simplest form.
Of course it can. It just happens that 2/3 is already the simplest form. So, 2/3, put in simplest form, is precisely 2/3.
5 + 2/2 = 6
2 and 3/4
3 wholes and 2 over 3 cannot be simplified.
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4 and 2/3 is equivalent to the improper fraction (3*4+2)/3 = 14/3 ----------simplest form
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Expressed as a mixed number in its simplest form, 10 4/9 - 2 2/3 = 7 7/9 or seven and seven ninths.