Question

a piece of baseboard is 2/3 yard long. Angela cuts the board into pieces that are 1/6 yard long. How many pieces are there

Answer 1

namely, how many times does 1/6 go into 2/3, well


`\bf \cfrac{\quad (2)/(3)\quad }{(1)/(6)}\implies \cfrac{2}{3}\cdot \cfrac{6}{1}\implies \cfrac{2}{1}\cdot \cfrac{2}{1}\implies 4`