Question

Carlos cut 5/12 of a yard of cloth into 5 pieces of equal length. What was the length of each piece of cloth?

Answer 1

5/12 divided by 5=1/12 each piece of cloth is 1/12. Hope this helps :)

Answer 2

Length of each piece of cloth is:

1/12 yard

Explanation:

Carlos cut 5/12 of a yard of cloth into 5 pieces of equal length.

Length of each piece=
`(5/12)/(5)`

=1/12

Hence, length of each piece of cloth is:

1/12 yard