namely, how many times does 2/3 go into 4 and 1/2?
first, let's convert the mixed fraction to "improper" and do the division.
[tex]\bf \stackrel{mixed}{4\frac{1}{2}}\implies \cfrac{4\cdot 2+1}{2}\implies \stackrel{improper}{\cfrac{9}{2}}\\\\
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\cfrac{\quad \frac{9}{2}\quad }{\frac{2}{3}}\implies \cfrac{9}{2}\cdot \cfrac{3}{2}\implies \cfrac{27}{4}\implies 6\frac{3}{4}[/tex]
