A length of string that is 22 feet long is being cut into piece that are 1/3 foot long. How many pieces will there be?
22 / (1/3)
22 * 3 = ?
To find the number of pieces that can be obtained from a given length of string, you need to divide the total length by the length of each individual piece.
In this case, the total length of the string is 22 feet, and each piece is 1/3 foot long.
To divide a number by a fraction, you multiply by the reciprocal of the fraction. The reciprocal of 1/3 is 3/1.
Thus, to find the number of pieces, you need to divide 22 by 1/3:
22 ÷ (1/3) = 22 × (3/1) = 22 × 3 = 66
So, there will be 66 pieces in total.