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How do you write the degree measure over 360 to find the fraction of the circle given #120^circ#?

Answer 1

Theodore Abad

#1/3#

#"expressed as a fraction out of " 360^@#

#"then " 120^@" is " 120/360=1/3" of the circle"#

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Answer 2

Allison Allen

#120^@/360^@=1/3 "of the circle"#

All you need to do is put #120^@# over #360^@# and then simplify the fraction to obtain the fraction of the circle of which #120^@# occupies:

#120^@/360^@=1/3#

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Answer 3

Autumn Armstrong

To write the degree measure over 360 to find the fraction of the circle given 120 degrees, you simply divide the given degree measure by 360.

So, for (120^\circ), the fraction of the circle it represents is:

[ \frac{120^\circ}{360^\circ} = \frac{1}{3} ]

Therefore, (120^\circ) represents one-third of the circle.

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