+24:+8= ? +24:+8=\text{ ?} +24:+8= ?
First, let's write the exercise in the form of a simple fraction:
248= \frac{24}{8}= 824=
Next we'll factor 24 into a multiplication exercise:
3×88= \frac{3\times8}{8}= 83×8=
Finally we cancel out the 8 in both the numerator and denominator of the fraction to get:
31=3 \frac{3}{1}=3 13=3
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