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?
StartFraction 1 Over 60 EndFraction of a yard
StartFraction 1 Over 45 EndFraction of a yard
StartFraction 5 Over 64 EndFraction of a yard
StartFraction 5 Over 8 EndFraction of a yard

Answer 1

Answer:

StartFraction 1 Over 45 EndFraction of a yard

Step-by-step explanation:

Length of the wooden dowel rod = 8/15 of a yard

Number of pieces = 24

What is the length of each piece of dowel rod?

Length of each piece of dowel rod = Total length of wooden dowel rod / number of pieces

= 8/15 ÷ 24

= 8/15 × 1/24

= (8*1) / (15*24)

= 8/360

= 1/45

Length of each piece of dowel rod = 1/45 of a yard