Question

Ben has a piece of plywood that measures 1 yard on each side.He cuts the wood into 6 equal pieces.Each piece is 1/3 yard wide and 1/2 yard long.What is the area of each piece that Ben cuts?

Answer 1

Answer:

The area is "$\bold{\frac{1}{6}}$".

Step-by-step explanation:

In this question, to understand the problem we use the model, that  Begins with drawing squares from each side which is 1 yard, and divides these as defined throughout the problem. To fix the issue, using the given model, please find the attached file.

Calculating the area of the one-piece:

$=\frac{1}{2} \times \frac{1}{3}\\\\=\frac{1}{2\times 3}\\\\=\frac{1}{6}$