If you had a fraction strip folded into twelfths, what fractional
lengths could you measure with the strip?
b. How is your answer in part (a) related to the factors of 12?
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To determine the fractional lengths that can be measured with a fraction strip folded into twelfths, we need to consider the factors of 12. The factors of 12 are the numbers that divide evenly into 12 without leaving a remainder. In other words, they are the numbers that can be multiplied together to get the product of 12.
The factors of 12 are: 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, and 12.
Each factor corresponds to a specific fractional length that can be measured with the strip when folded into twelfths. For example:
- Folding the strip into twelfths allows us to measure a length of 1/12 (since 12 equal parts make up the whole strip).
- Folding the strip into sixths (by folding each twelfth in half) allows us to measure a length of 2/12 or simplifying, 1/6.
- Folding the strip into fourths (by folding each twelfth into quarters) allows us to measure a length of 3/12 or simplifying, 1/4.
- Folding the strip into thirds allows us to measure a length of 4/12 or simplifying, 1/3.
- Folding the strip into halves (by folding each twelfth into halves) allows us to measure a length of 6/12 or simplifying, 1/2.
- Folding the strip into wholes (by folding all twelfths together) allows us to measure the full length, which is 12/12 or simplifying, 1 whole.
In summary, with a fraction strip folded into twelfths, we can measure lengths in fractional form corresponding to the factors of 12: 1/12, 2/12 (1/6), 3/12 (1/4), 4/12 (1/3), 6/12 (1/2), and 12/12 (1 whole).