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I thought that since it is reduced by 1/3 then it would be s/3. But I'm so confused because I know when something is reduced then you multiply to find the number.

A block slides a distance d down a frictionless plane and then comes to a stop after sliding a distance s across a rough horizontal plane, as shown in the accompanying figure. What fraction of the distance s does the block slide before its speed is reduced to one-third of the maximum speed it...