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Whole numbers as a fraction are equivalent to a/1. Division by a fraction is the same as multiplication by its reciprocal (the upside-down version of that fraction); for our whole number a = a/1, this would be 1/a. Thus, 1/3 divided by a is the same as 1/3 x 1/a = 1/3a.

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Q: How do you divide one third by a whole number?
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How do you find a third?

-- Cut the whole thing into three identical pieces. -- Each piece is one third of the whole thing. -- If the whole thing is a number, divide the number by 3 to find one third of it.


What is one thrid as a whole number?

One third is not a whole number.


Is one third a whole number?

No, it is not.


How do you find one third of a number?

divide it by 3.


How many thirds are in one whole and a third?

The idea is to divide 1 1/3 (one and one-third) by 1/3.


Is negative one third an integer whole number or natural number?

It is a whole number.


How much is one and one third?

One and one third is the same as saying one whole piece and one third of a piece.The big number is the whole and the part of a number is the fraction. This type of fraction is called a mixed number.


Whole number divided by fraction?

no no no that is not what they were asking you would divide a whole number by a fraction by putting the whole number over one making it an improper fraction then divide those as you would regular fractions ........ hope it helped :)


What is one-third as a whole number?

one third times three


How many one third are there in whole?

There are twelve thirds in four wholes.


What is one third in whole numbers?

there is no whole number for one third!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!it is a fraction!!!!There is no whole number but there is a decimal. You divide 1 by 3 and you end up with 0.3 repeating.


How do you get the answer to one and one fourth and one and one third in a fraction?

divide top number by bottom number