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Carlos cut 5/12 of a yard of cloth into 5 pieces of equal length. What was the length of each piece of cloth?

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5/12 divided by 5=1/12 each piece of cloth is 1/12. Hope this helps :)
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Answer:

Length of each piece of cloth is:

1/12 yard

Explanation:

Carlos cut 5/12 of a yard of cloth into 5 pieces of equal length.

Length of each piece=
(5/12)/(5)

=1/12

Hence, length of each piece of cloth is:

1/12 yard

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