Question

Consuelo has 6/8 of of fabric. She wants to cut the fabric into pieces that are each 1/4 foot long. How many pieces can she cut from the fabric?

Answer 1

First, convert the 6/8 ft of fabric to 4ths. We do this by dividing both the numerator and denominator by two. This is equal to 3/4th.

Now, we see how many times we can fit 1/4 into 3/4. We can fit 3 fourths into 3/4, so we can cut 3 pieces of fabric.

Answer 2

1. simplify 6/8 to 3/4
2. divide 3/4 by 1/4
3. your answer is 3, so...
3PIECES of fabric!

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