For the school play,Mr. Simmons helped students build the background for the stage. One background required that he cut a 16-foot board into 1 1/3-foot pieces. How many pieces did he cut?
2006-09-05 14:32:34 · 5 answers · asked by kokeylynn 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Homework Help
well divide 16 feet by 4/3 (the size in fractions)
so change it to 16x3/4 which would be
48/4=12
2006-09-05 14:35:06 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Just say that to divide a 16 foot board into equal 1 1/3-foot pieces, just divide. (16/x=1 1/3)
2006-09-05 14:36:30 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
16 divided by 1 1/3
2006-09-05 14:35:11 · answer #3 · answered by yellowskinnedguy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If your words divide out okay, then your numbers will too.
16 feet * 1 piece / 4/3 feet = 12 pieces. The feet cancel out.
2006-09-05 14:40:36 · answer #4 · answered by Mr. E 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
7.0134
2006-09-05 14:37:43 · answer #5 · answered by bret f 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋