Question

Melanie has a piece of cloth 12 and 1/3 yards long. How many 3/4 yard-long pieces can be cut from the cloth?

Answer 1

This is a division problem. First, get 12 1/3 into fraction form instead of mixed number form to make your life easier;  
$12 \frac{1}{3} = \frac{36}{3} + \frac{1}{3} = \frac{37}{3}$  
Now, divide the two fractions. Since this is fraction division, the reciprocal is flipped and the two fractions multiplied.  
$\frac{37}{3} * \frac{4}{3} = \frac{148}{9} = 16 \frac{4}{9}$  
The answer from the fraction division is 16 and four-ninths, but because you need a whole number as an answer,  
the answer is 16 pieces.

Answer 2

Answer: 16 pieces

Step-by-step explanation:

To get the number of pieces, we simply divide 12 1/3 by 3/4

12 1/3 ÷ 3/4

but 12 1/3 = 37/ 4 ( converting to improper fraction)

12 1/3 ÷ 3/4

=37/ 3 ÷ 3/4

= 37/3 × 4/3

= 148/9

= 16. 44444

= 16 approximately

Therefore we can get 16 pieces of yard from the cloth