One third of nine means 9/3 which equals 3.
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Multiplying a quantity by negative one just changes the sign of the quantity. Multiplying a positive one third by negative one makes it negative one third. -1/3
2 + (9*1) = 2 + 9 = 11
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9 and 2 thirds or 9.66 (with the dot on top as the 6 never ends)
Sure, you can write something like 1:2:5. In reality this is a shortcut way of writing three different ratios, like 1:2 (from the first quantity to the second), 2:5 (from the second to the third), which implies 1:5 (from the first quantity to the third).