Question

Luke has a board 5

6
of a yard long. He needs to cut the board into 5 equal sections.

Use the expression
to find the length of each section.
Each section is
yard long.

Answer 1

1/6 of a yard

Explanation:

Length of the board = 5/6 yard

He needs to cut the board into 5 equal sections.

Length of each section = length of the board ÷ number of sections

= 5/6 ÷ 5

= 5/6 × 1/5

= (5*1)/(6*5)

= 5/30

= 1/6

Length of each section = 1/6 of a yard