1/3divided by 4= 12 I made a model that has 4 sections and each space has 3 1third sections
1/3 divided by 4 is NOT 12.
(1/3) / 4
(1/3) * (1/4) = 1/12
To divide 1/3 by 4, you need to divide the numerator (1) by the denominator (3) and then divide the result by 4.
Here's the step-by-step calculation:
1/3 divided by 4:
Step 1: Divide the numerator by the denominator
1 divided by 3 = 1/3
Step 2: Divide the result from Step 1 by 4
1/3 divided by 4 = (1/3) divided by 4
To visualize this, you mentioned that you made a model with 4 sections, and each section has 3 smaller sections representing 1/3.
To divide 1/3 by 4 using your model:
Step 1: Divide each section into 1/3 parts:
Section 1: 1/3 + 1/3 + 1/3
Section 2: 1/3 + 1/3 + 1/3
Section 3: 1/3 + 1/3 + 1/3
Section 4: 1/3 + 1/3 + 1/3
Step 2: Divide the sections equally among the 4 larger sections:
Section 1 contains: (1/3 + 1/3 + 1/3) / 4 = 3/12 = 1/4
Section 2 contains: (1/3 + 1/3 + 1/3) / 4 = 3/12 = 1/4
Section 3 contains: (1/3 + 1/3 + 1/3) / 4 = 3/12 = 1/4
Section 4 contains: (1/3 + 1/3 + 1/3) / 4 = 3/12 = 1/4
So, each section of your model will have 1/4 of the original 1/3, not 12 as you mentioned.