Question

A piece of licorice is to be cut into 10 equal-size pieces.If the length of the piece of licorice is 2/3 yard, how long will each piece of licorice be?

Answer 1

1/15 yard.

Explanation:

I got this by dividing the whole 2/3 of licorice with 10 pieces to get 2/30 (2/3 divided by 10, which eventually becomes 2/3 multiplied by 1/10 to equal 2/30). Then, you simplify it to 1/15. So, each piece would be 1/15 of a yard long.