Question

Renee has 1/4 yard of floral fabric. She cuts it into 5 equal pieces. How long is each new piece of fabric?

Answer 1

Answer:

$\dfrac{1}{20}\ \text{yards}$

Step-by-step explanation:

Given that,

Renee has 1/4 yard of floral fabric.

She cuts it into 5 equal pieces.

We need to find the length of each new piece of fabric. It is equal to the total length divided by the total number of pieces. So,

$l=\dfrac{\dfrac{1}{4}}{5}\\\\=\dfrac{1}{4}\times \dfrac{1}{5}\\\\=\dfrac{1}{20}\ \text{yards}$

So, each new piece pf fabric is $\dfrac{1}{20}\ \text{yards}$.