Question

Sierra had 1/2 of a meter of string to make bracelets. She wanted to make

3 bracelets. What fraction of a meter will each piece of string be?

Answer 1

`(1)/(6)`

Explanation:

`total \: fraction \: she \: had \: = (1)/(2) \\ fraction \: each \: piece \: of \: string \: will \: be \\ (1)/(2) / 3 \\ = (1)/(2) * (1)/(3) = (1)/(6) \\ fration \: each \: piece \: of \: string \: will \: be \: = (1)/(6)`