Walter had 2/4 yards of string. He used 3/6 of it on a school project. How much string did he use
3/6 = 1/2
2/4 = 1/2
(1/2) * (1/2) = ?
To find out how much string Walter used, we need to compute the product of the fraction he used (3/6) and the total length of the string he had (2/4 yards).
Step 1: Simplify the fraction 3/6:
The numerator (top part) and the denominator (bottom part) share a common factor of 3. So, we can simplify the fraction by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by 3. This gives us 1/2.
Step 2: Multiply the simplified fraction by the total length of the string:
To compute 1/2 * 2/4, we need to multiply the numerators (1 * 2) and the denominators (2 * 4) separately. This gives us 2/8.
Step 3: Simplify the fraction obtained:
We can further simplify the fraction 2/8 by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their greatest common divisor, which is 2. Dividing both by 2 gives us 1/4.
Therefore, Walter used 1/4 yards of string on his school project.
To find out how much string Walter used for his school project, we can multiply the fraction of string he used, 3/6, by the total amount of string he had, 2/4.
First, let's simplify the fractions. Both 2/4 and 3/6 can be simplified by dividing the numerator and the denominator by their greatest common divisor, which is 2.
For 2/4:
2 ÷ 2 = 1
4 ÷ 2 = 2
Hence, 2/4 simplifies to 1/2.
Similarly, for 3/6:
3 ÷ 2 = 1.5
6 ÷ 2 = 3
Therefore, 3/6 simplifies to 1.5/3, which is equivalent to 1/2.
Now, we can multiply the fractions to find the answer:
(1/2) * (1/2) = 1/4
Walter used 1/4 of a yard of string for his school project.