Question

Mary had a 3-inch piece of ribbon. She cut it in half. How long were the new pieces?.

Answer 1

Half of 3 would be the new lengths of the pieces.
So 3/2=1.5
The pieces would each be 1.5 inches

Answer 2

given:

3 inch.

to find:

the length of the new pieces.

solution:

to find the length of the new piece's you'll have to divide 3 by 2.

3/2

= 1.5 inch

so, the length of the new pieces is 1.5 inch.