Question

Nolan uses 3 yards of string .He cuts the string into pieces that are 1/6 yard long. how many pieces does nolan have

Answer 1

18

Explanation:

Answer 2

18 pieces

Explanation:

Divide the 3 yd string by 1/6:

`(3)/((1)/(6) )`

Rewrite that to look a little more manageable:

`(3)/(1)`÷
`(1)/(6)`

And of course you know that if you want to divide fractions, you flip the one on the bottom upside down and change the sign to multiplication:

`(3)/(1)`×
`(6)/(1)`

Do that multiplication and you get 18 pieces.