Forty-eight minus one-third could mean two different things:
48 - 1/3 = 47 2/3
or:
48 - 1/3 of 48 = 2/3 of 48 = 32
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Taking one-third of a number is the same as dividing it by three, so: 48/3 = 16. One-third of forty-eight is 16.
Eight minus two thirds would be seven and one third.
Eight and two thirds
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