I want to purchase a third of a cupcake for myself, a third for my sister, and 7 thirds for our cousin. How many cupcakes do I want?

Answer 1

You want to purchase 9 thirds of a cupcake in total. To find out how many cupcakes that is, you divide 9 by 3 (since there are 3 thirds in a cupcake).

9 / 3 = 3 cupcakes

Therefore, you want to purchase 3 cupcakes in total.