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Jamie cut a rope into thirds.He used two of the pieces to make a swing

Jamie cut a rope into thirds.He used two of the pieces to make a swing-example-1
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The complete length of the rope would be represented by 1

If he cut the rope into thirds, it means that each length woiuld be 1/3.

Given that he used two of the pieces to make a swing, it means that the length used in making the swing is

1/3 + 1/3 = 2/3

The left over rope is 1/3

Also, he used equal lengths of the left over rope on four picture frames. It means that the length used on each picture frame is

1/3 divided by 4

= 1/3 * 1/4 = 1/12

Thus, the fraction of the original rope that he used for each picture frame is 1/12. Option B is correct

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