document.write( "Question 698658: a carpenter has a board that is 4/9yd wide. she cuts the board into 5 pieces. if all the pieces are the same width, how wide is each piece?\r
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a carpenter has a board that is 4/9yd wide. she cuts the board into 5 pieces. if all the pieces are the same width, how wide is each piece?
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\n" ); document.write( "Note: (4/9)yd = (4/9)(3 ft) = 4/3 ft = (4/3)(12 in) = 16 inches\r
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\n" ); document.write( "width of a piece = 16/5 inches = 3 1/5 inch
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\n" ); document.write( "If you want the answer in yds: (4/9)yd /5 = 4/45 yd
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\n" ); document.write( "If you want the answer in feet: (4/3)ft/5 = 4/15 ft
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