A neighborhood garden that is 2/3 of an acre is to be divided into 4 equal size sections. Write and solve an equation to find the size of each section.
3/2 x 4/1 = 12/2 =6. But need help in explaning the 6. 6 what?
(2/3) / 4 =
(2/3) * (1/4) = 2/12 = 1/6 acre
To find the size of each section of the neighborhood garden, we need to divide the total area of the garden by the number of sections.
The total area of the garden is given as 2/3 of an acre.
To divide a fraction by a whole number, we multiply the fraction by the reciprocal of the whole number.
So, if we want to divide 2/3 by 4, we can write it as (2/3) x (1/4).
Multiplying the numerator and denominator, we get (2 x 1) / (3 x 4) = 2/12.
Simplifying the fraction, we get 1/6.
Therefore, each section of the neighborhood garden will be 1/6 of an acre.