Question

The length of a metal rod is 9 3/4 feet. What is the length of 1/4 the rod?

Answer 1

The length of
`(1)/(4)` is
`2 (7)/(16)` feet.

To figure this out all we have to do is change
`9(3)/(4)` to a decimal, which would be 9.75. Since we are looking for
`(1)/(4)` of our original number, we can just divide it by 4 to find our answer.

In decimal form we get 2.4375, which is equal to


`2(7)/(16)` in mixed number form or


`(39)/(16)` in exact form.

Although I think the answer you are looking for is in mixed number form:
`2(7)/(16)`

Thank you for the question! I hope this helped! Have an amazing day :D

Answer 2

I think it would be 3 1/4 ft.