Question

A piece of electoral wire is 1/3 of a yard long. If the wire is cut into 5 equal pieces, how long will each piece be?​

Answer 1

1/15 yards

Explanation:

Length of wire
`= (1)/(3)` yard.

Length of each piece

`= (1)/(3)/ 5\\\\</p><p>=(1)/(3)* (1)/(5) \\\\ </p><p></p><p>=(1)/(15)\: yards\\\\ </p><p>`