Question

Sophia 4/8 yards of string. She used 1/6 of the string for a school project how many yards of string did she use for her project.
A. 5/6
B. 1/3
C. 1/12
D. 2/3

Answer 1

We will start off by simplifying 4/8 to 1/2

then we will multiply the fractions because it says "of"

1/2 × 1/6=1/12

therefore the answer is C. 1/12

Answer 2

4/8(1/6)= 4/48= 1/12
Sophia used 1/12 yards of string for her project. 
Hope this helps!