Question

Zachary's art club ordered a giant sub sandwich for a party. It was 6 feet long! When the sandwich arrived, Zachary cut it into 16 equal pieces.

How long was each piece?
Write your answer as a proper fraction or mixed number.

Answer 1

3/8 feet long

Explanation:

Find how long each piece was by dividing 6 by 16:

6/16

Simplify this by dividing each number by 2:

6/16

= 3/8

So, each piece was 3/8 feet long