Question

Dai has 3 meters of fabric that he wants to cut into 5 equal sized pieces. what is true about the length of each piece of fabric. I need the answer as a fraction.

Answer 1

3/5=.6
.6=6/10
6/10=3/5

Answer 2

The length of each piece of fabric is
`L=(3)/(5)`

Explanation:

Given : Dai has 3 meters of fabric that he wants to cut into 5 equal sized pieces.

To find : What is true about the length of each piece of fabric ?

Solution :

Dai has 3 meters of fabric.

He cuts the fabric into 5 equal sized pieces.

So, The length of each piece is defined as

`L=(3)/(5)`

Therefore, The length of each piece of fabric is
`L=(3)/(5)`