Two people want to share 4/3 feet of rope equally. What length of rope should each person get?
Divide 4/3 and 2
Equals 2/3
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To determine the length of rope that each person should get, we need to divide the total length of the rope by the number of people.
In this case, we have a total of 4/3 feet of rope, and we want to share it equally between two people.
To divide the rope equally, we perform the following calculation:
(4/3 feet) ÷ (2 people)
To divide fractions, we multiply the first fraction by the reciprocal of the second fraction.
(4/3 feet) × (1/2 people)
Now, let's simplify the calculation:
4 × 1 = 4
3 × 2 = 6
The final result is 4/6 feet.
However, it is better to simplify the fraction further. We can divide both the numerator and denominator by their greatest common divisor, which is 2:
(4 ÷ 2) / (6 ÷ 2)
2/3 feet
Therefore, each person should get 2/3 feet of the rope.