SOLUTION: Walt has a piece of rope 10 1/3 feet long. He has to cut it into 4 equal pieces. How long will each piece be?
I tried to make this an improper fraction then divide by 4 but it d
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I tried to make this an improper fraction then divide by 4 but it d
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Question 457928: Walt has a piece of rope 10 1/3 feet long. He has to cut it into 4 equal pieces. How long will each piece be?
I tried to make this an improper fraction then divide by 4 but it didn't seem right. I need to know how to solve these types of problems Answer by richwmiller(17219) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Sorry but make it an improper fraction and divide by 4
10 1/3
31/3 or 124/12
There are two ways to divide by 4.
You can divide the numerator by 4 or multiply the denominator by 4
so we get 31/12
31/3 multiply the denominator by 4
31/12
124/12 divide the numerator by 4
31/12
same answer
