Question

Ben has a piece of plywood that measures 1 yard on each side.He cuts the wood into 6 equal pieces.Each piece is 1/3 yard wide and 1/2 yard long.What is the area of each piece that Ben cuts?

Answer 1

The area is "
`\bold{(1)/(6)}`".

Explanation:

In this question, to understand the problem we use the model, that Begins with drawing squares from each side which is 1 yard, and divides these as defined throughout the problem. To fix the issue, using the given model, please find the attached file.

Calculating the area of the one-piece:

`=(1)/(2) * (1)/(3)\\\\=(1)/(2* 3)\\\\=(1)/(6)\\\\`