Question

Edward has a piece of fabric that is 5 feet long. The fabric needs to be cut into 3 equal length pieces. How many feet long should each pieces of the board be

Answer 1

You would divide 5 by 3
5/3=1.667 feet

Answer 2

You would divide 5 by 3 (5/3) and you would get 1.667 (1.6 repeating) or 1 2/3.