Question

Eduardo has a wooden dowel rod that is StartFraction 8 Over 15 EndFraction of a yard long that he needs to cut into 24 equal-length pieces. What is the length of each piece of dowel rod?

Answer 1

Answer:

The length of each piece of dowel rod = $\frac{1}{45}$ yards.

Explanation:

Length of the wooden dowel rod = $\frac{8}{15}$ yards.

Eduardo needs to cut the rod into 24 equal length pieces, thus;

length of each piece of the dowel rod = $\frac{length of the dowel rod}{24}$

                                                     =  $\frac{8}{15}$ ÷ 24

                                                     =  $\frac{8}{15}$ x $\frac{1}{24}$

                                                     = $\frac{1}{15}$ x $\frac{1}{3}$

                                                      = $\frac{1}{45}$

length of each piece of the dowel rod = $\frac{1}{45}$ yards

Therefore, the length of each piece of dowel rod is $\frac{1}{45}$ yards.