John has 1/4 yard of fabric. He cuts it into 3 equal pieces . What fraction of a yard is each piece of fabric? Choices are A. 1/12 yard B, 1/8 yard C. 1/2 yard D. 3/4 yard please help answer
Can you help answer thx
Nick kar
(1/4) / 3 = 1/12
think about it. If you cut a yard into 4 pieces, and then cut each of those (1/4 yard) into 3 pieces, there are now 12 equal pieces, of 1/12 yard each.
You can take one yard and divide it into 3 equal _______.
Nick kar
To find the fraction of a yard for each piece of fabric, we need to divide the amount of fabric John has (1/4 yard) by the number of pieces he cut it into (3).
To divide a fraction by a whole number, we can multiply the fraction by the reciprocal of the whole number. The reciprocal of 3 is 1/3.
So, let's multiply 1/4 yard by 1/3:
(1/4) * (1/3) = 1/12
Therefore, each piece of fabric is 1/12 yard.
So, the correct answer is A. 1/12 yard.