Erin bought 12 yards of landyard.She cut the lanyyard into 1/2 yard pieces. Write an equation that represents the number of pieces of landyard,n,that Erin has now.
12 / (1/2) = x
To solve this problem, we can use the concept of division.
We are given that Erin bought 12 yards of landyard, and she cut the lanyyard into 1/2 yard pieces.
To find the number of pieces, we can divide the total length of landyard by the length of each piece.
Let's represent the number of pieces of landyard as 'n'.
The total length of landyard is 12 yards.
The length of each piece is 1/2 yard.
So, to find the number of pieces, we divide the total length by the length of each piece:
n = 12 / (1/2)
To divide by a fraction, we can multiply by its reciprocal. The reciprocal of 1/2 is 2/1, or simply 2:
n = 12 * 2
Simplifying the equation further:
n = 24
Therefore, the equation that represents the number of pieces of landyard, 'n', that Erin has now is:
n = 24