Question

The length of a path is 1/3 mile sandy places markers to divide the path into 4 segments of equal length how long is each segment

a. 4/3
b. 1/12
c. 3/4
d. 1/7

Answer 1

To find the length of each segment on a path that is 1/3 mile long and divided into 4 equal segments, divide 1/3 by 4, resulting in 1/12 mile per segment.

Step-by-step explanation:

The question asks how long each segment of a path is if the entire path is 1/3 mile long and is divided into 4 segments of equal length. To find the length of each segment, we divide the total length of the path by the number of segments.

1. Identify the total length of the path: 1/3 mile.
2. Determine the number of segments: 4.
3. Divide the total length by the number of segments: (1/3) / 4.

Performing the division gives us:

(1/3) / 4 = 1/3 × 1/4 = 1/12

Therefore, the length of each segment is 1/12 mile.

Answer 2

B. 1/12 is the right answer because you have to times the fraction by the reciprocal because you can't divide a fraction. So, you do 1/3 *1/4 = 1/12