Question

Darren has a wooden board that is Three-fifths of a meter long. He cuts the board into 3 equal parts. How long is each section of board?

Answer 1

Each section of the board is 1/3 or 0.334(0.333333333333) of a meter

Explanation:

3/5 divided by 3 is the equation we have to do.

3/5 divided by 3 is also equal to 3/5 times the reciprocal of 3 or 1/3

3/5 * 1/3

3*1 = 3

5*3 = 15

3/15 which can simplify to 1/3. (divide numerator and denominator by 3.)

Each section of the board is 1/3 or 0.334(0.333333333333) of a meter