Question:
Serena uses chalk to draw a straight line on the sidewalk. The line is 1/2 ft long. She wants to divide the line into sections that are each 1/8 ft long. How many sections will the line be divided into?
Answer:
The number of sections that the line is divided is 4
Solution:
Given that, Serena uses chalk to draw a straight line on the sidewalk
The line is 1/2 ft long. She wants to divide the line into sections that are each 1/8 ft long
From given,
[tex]Total\ length\ of\ line = \frac{1}{2} \text{ feet }\\\\Length\ of\ each\ section = \frac{1}{8} \text{ feet }[/tex]
To find: Number of sections can be made
The number of sections that can be made is found by dividing the total length of line by length of each section
[tex]\text{Number of sections } = \frac{\text{Total length of line}}{\text{length of each section}}[/tex]
Substituting the values, we get,
[tex]\text{Number of sections } = \frac{\frac{1}{2}}{\frac{1}{8}}\\\\\text{Number of sections } = \frac{1}{2} \times \frac{8}{1}\\\\\text{Number of sections } = 4[/tex]
Thus number of sections that the line is divided is 4
