A store

A store received a shipment of 240 skateboards. In three weeks, it sold 1/3 of those skateboards. How many skateboards did the store sell?

Correct result:

x =  80

Solution:

x=13⋅ 240=80x=\dfrac{ 1 }{ 3 } \cdot \ 240=80

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