Question

Marge cuts 16 pieces of tape. each piece is 3/8 inches long. how much tape did she use

Answer 1

16 x 3/8 so 16/1 x 3/8 = 48/8. 48 divided by 8 is 6. So 6 inches.

Answer 2

Marge cuts 16 pieces.

Each piece has a length of 3/8 inches

she needs to cut 16 pieces of 3/8 inches each

amount of tape needed -
`(16)/(1)*(3)/(8)`

when mulitplying numbers with fractions, numerators should be multiplied by numerators and denominators by denominators

`(16*3)/(1*8) = (48)/(8) = 6`

amount of tape needed = 6 inches