| $$ \begin{aligned}9\cdot\frac{2}{3}& \xlongequal{ \color{blue}{ \text{\normalsize{ \htmlClass{explanationCircle explanationCircle1}{\textcircled {1}} } }}}6\end{aligned} $$ | |
| ① | Multiply $9$ by $ \dfrac{2}{3} $ to get $ 6$. Write $ 9 $ as a fraction by putting $ \color{red}{1} $ in the denominator. Step 2: Multiply numerators and denominators. Step 3: Cancel down by $ \color{blue}{3} $ $$ \begin{aligned} 9 \cdot \frac{2}{3} & = \frac{9}{\color{red}{1}} \cdot \frac{2}{3} = \frac{18 : \color{blue}{3}}{3 : \color{blue}{3}} = \\[1ex] &= \frac{6}{1} =6 \end{aligned} $$ |