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What is 2 divided by 1/3?

Answer
2 ÷ 1/3 = 6
Fraction
6
Decimal
6
Percent
600%

Step by step

  1. Write each number as a fraction
    2 = 2/1
  2. Keep, change, flip
    Keep the first fraction, change ÷ to ×, and flip the second fraction upside down:
    2/1 ÷ 1/3 = 2/1 × 3/1
  3. Multiply the tops, then the bottoms
    (2 × 3)/(1 × 1) = 6/1

Check: 6 × 1/3 = 2 ✓

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    What is 2 divided by 1/3?

    2 divided by 1/3 is 6. As a decimal it's 6.

    How do you work out 2 ÷ 1/3?

    Keep the first fraction, change ÷ to ×, flip the second fraction, then multiply and simplify. The steps above show each line.