Question

A contractor cut 4 1/3 yards of wood into sections that were each 1/3 yard long. After cutting, how many pieces of wood did the contractor have?

Answer 1

13 Pieces of wood.

Answer 2

change to an improper fraction 4 1/3 = (3*4 +1) /3 = 13 /3

13 /3 divided by 1/3

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13/3 * 3/1

=13

there are 13 pieces of wood