Question

Dario divides 4/6 yard of rope equally into 1/12 yard pieces for a craft project.How many pieces of rope does Dario have?Use a number line to solve the problem.

Answer 1

8 pieces

Explanation:

just find the LCM of 6 and 12, which is 12, and multiply 4/6 by 2/2 to get 8/12. There are 8 1/12 in 8/12

Answer 2

Eight pieces

Explanation:

Create a number line running from 0 to 4/6.

Label the divisions as 1/6, 2/6, 3/6, and 4/6.

Divide each section in half to get small pieces of length 1/12.

Starting at zero, move to 4/6 on the number line and count the number of pieces as you go.

You count eight pieces, so Dario has eight pieces of rope.