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A veterinarian divided 2/3 of a bottle of medicine equally among some sick cats. She gave each cat 1/3 of a bottle of medicine. How many sick cats were there?Write your answer as a fraction or as a whole or mixed number.

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A veterinarian divided 2/3 of a bottle of medicine equally among some sick cats. She gave each cat 1/3 of a bottle of medicine. How many sick cats were there?Write your answer as a fraction or as a whole or mixed number.

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The veterinarian divided 2/3 of a bottle of medicine equally among the cats, and each cat received 1/3 of a bottle.

To find out how many cats there were, you divide the total amount of medicine used (2/3 of a bottle) by the amount each cat received (1/3 of a bottle).

So, you do the division: (2/3) ÷ (1/3) = 2.

Therefore, there were 2 sick cats.

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