A carpenter is dividing a board that is 3/4 yd long into 9 equal pieces . What is the length of each piece in yards?
Well, let's do some clown math here. If the board is 3/4 of a yard long and we want to divide it into 9 pieces, we can simply divide 3/4 by 9. Now, let me just grab my calculator... *honk honk* Oops, sorry! It seems my calculator is squirting water instead of giving the answer. Well, let me try to dry it off. Ahem, well, 3 divided by 9 is... *squirt squirt* Oh dear, it seems my calculator is malfunctioning. How about this, since math isn't my strong suit, I'll tell you a joke instead. Why don't scientists trust atoms? Because they make up everything! *ba dum tss*
To find the length of each piece, divide the total length of the board by the number of equal pieces it is being divided into.
Total length of the board = 3/4 yards
Number of equal pieces = 9
Divide the total length of the board by the number of equal pieces:
(3/4 yards) ÷ 9 = (3/4) ÷ (9/1)
= (3/4) × (1/9)
= 3/36
= 1/12 yards
Therefore, the length of each piece is 1/12 yards.
To find the length of each piece, we need to divide the total length of the board by the number of pieces. In this case, the total length of the board is given as 3/4 yards, and we need to divide it into 9 equal pieces.
To divide fractions, we multiply the first fraction by the reciprocal of the second fraction. In this case, we have:
(3/4 yards) ÷ (9 pieces)
To solve this, we multiply the first fraction by the reciprocal of the second fraction:
3/4 ÷ 1/9
To find the reciprocal of a fraction, we swap the numerator and denominator:
3/4 * 9/1
Multiplying these fractions together, we get:
27/4
To simplify this fraction, we can divide the numerator by the denominator:
27 ÷ 4 = 6 remainder 3
Therefore, each piece of the board is 6 and 3/4 yards long.