Question

Jason draws a line in the sand at the beach. The line is 7/8 ft long. He wants to divide the line into sections that are each 1/8 ft long. How many sections will the line be divided into?

Answer 1

into seven sections.

Answer 2

Answer: 7 sections.

Explanation:

Given : Jason draws a line in the sand at the beach.

The line is
`(7)/(8)` ft long.

He wants to divide the line into sections that are each
`(1)/(8)` ft long.

Then, the number of section will the line be divided into is given by using division operation:-

`(7)/(8)/(1)/(8)`

`(7)/(8)*8=7` [Change
`(1)/(8)` by its reciproval (8) to convert division operation into multiplication]

Hence, the line will divided into 7 sections.