Question

Juan cuts a piece of rope that is 1/6 meter long into 2 equal pieces.

What is the length of each shorter piece of rope?

Enter your answer as a fraction in simplest form by filling in the boxes.


`(x)/(y) \\`

Answer 1

1/12 a meter long

Explanation:

You have to multiply The Denominator by the amount of rope your cutting making it which in your case its 2 pieces so multiply 2 by 6 equals 12 and so replace 6 with 12 and that's your answer. good luck on your test or whatever it is!

Answer 2

1/12 a meter long because you multiply the bottom number by what your dividing by