Answer: 6 points
Work:
15/100=0.15
40•0.15=6
The answer is A. If there are 3 thirds (1/3s) per yard and there are 6 yards, 3*6=18. Because the last cut will make two 1/3-yard segments, the answer is 17 cuts and not 18.
13 143rds would be written as 13/143.