Question

Which of the following can be represented by the expression 2 ➗ (1/3)? a. Faye has 2 yards of twine and uses (1/3) yard to tie a package. b. Faye has (1/3) yard of twine and cuts it into 2 equal pieces. c. Faye needs to make (1/3) yard pieces of twine from 2 yards of twine.

Answer 1

Answer: C. She is dividing the entire length into shorter lengths.

The rest of the question would be "How many pieces will she get?"

Explanation:

A would be a subtraction problem UNLESS it goes on to ask "how many 1/3 yard pieces can she cut?"

It's a subtraction problem if it's about "how many yards are left?"

B is just backwards and makes no sense with the expression given.