Rodney has a board that is 5/6 yard long. He uses 1/5 of the board to make a frame. How long is the board used to make the frame?
First make the bottom the same
There is 25/30 yards.
We need 1/5 of this which would be 5/30 or 1/6 yards.
Does this make sense?
(1/5) * (5/6) = 5/30 = 1/6 yard
To find the length of the board used to make the frame, we need to multiply the length of the entire board by the fraction representing the part used for the frame.
The length of the board is given as 5/6 yards.
The fraction used for the frame is 1/5.
To multiply fractions, we multiply the numerators (the numbers on top) together and the denominators (the numbers on the bottom) together.
So, multiplying 5/6 yards by 1/5, we get (5 * 1) / (6 * 5) = 5/30.
Simplifying 5/30, we can divide both the numerator and denominator by 5, which gives us 1/6.
Therefore, the length of the board used to make the frame is 1/6 yard.