In which sentence is the fraction written correctly? A. Two-thirds of the team attended practice. B. Thirty-three cents make up about one third of a dollar. C. We passed out flyers to one-half of the neighborhood.

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Carleen

18 August, 12:38

In which sentence is the fraction written correctly? A. Two-thirds of the team attended practice. B. Thirty-three cents make up about one third of a dollar. C. We passed out flyers to one-half of the neighborhood.

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Pamela Chaney · Answer 1

"A. Two-thirds of the team attended practice" is the only sentence that is written correctly since in this case fractions should be hyphenated, although this is slipping from convention.