Question

i have another one ready here goes, Manufactures of bird feeders cuts spacers from the tube thats 111/3 inches long. How many spacers can be cut from tube if spacer must be 2/3 inch thick

Answer 1

\[(111/3)/(2/3) = (111/3)*(3/2)\]

Answer 2

the threes cancel and you have 111/2, or 55 spacers and some extra

Answer 3

no it was 11 1/3

Answer 4

the fraction was separated

Answer 5

oh lol
so 11+(1/3) = 34/3
thus, 34/2 spacers can be made, 17