Question

A board 25 3/7 in long must be cut into three pieces of equal length. Find the length of each piece. Express your answer as a simplified fraction or mixed number

Answer 1

In order to determine the length of each piece, first write the given mixed number as a fraction:

`25(3)/(7)=(25\cdot7+1\cdot3)/(7)=(178)/(7)`

Next, divide the previous result by 3:

`((178)/(7))/((3)/(1))=(178)/(21)`

Hence, the length of each piece is 178/21