SOLUTION: A piece of cloth is 3 2/5 feet long. Sarah needs to cut the cloth into 6 equal pieces. How long will each piece of cloth be?
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Question 216585: A piece of cloth is 3 2/5 feet long. Sarah needs to cut the cloth into 6 equal pieces. How long will each piece of cloth be?
Answer by DRichardson(63) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Hello There,
First put teh fraction into a decimal. 2/5=0.4
3.4 ÷ 6 = 0.566 ( it will be 0.566 of a foot long.)
0.566 * 12 = 6.792
Each piece will be able 6½ inches long :)
Hope this helps
Delilah R
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