Question

Jason draws a line in the sand at the beach. The line is 7/8 ft long. He wants to divide the line into sections that are each 1/8 ft long. How many sections will the line be divided into?

Answer 1

Answer: 7 sections.

Step-by-step explanation:

Given : Jason draws a line in the sand at the beach.

The line is $\dfrac{7}{8}$ ft long.

He wants to divide the line into sections that are each  $\dfrac{1}{8}$ ft long.

Then, the number of section will the line be divided into is given by using division operation:-

$\dfrac{7}{8}\div\dfrac{1}{8}$

$\dfrac{7}{8}\times8=7$  [Change $\dfrac{1}{8}$ by its reciproval (8) to convert division operation into multiplication]

Hence, the line will divided into 7 sections.

Answer 2

Into seven sections.