The number of sections made is [tex]\frac{3}{4}[/tex]
Solution:
Given that, Sarah paints a straight line
The line is [tex]13\frac{1}{2}[/tex] feet
She wants to divide the line into sections that are each 18 ft long
To find: Number of sections
From given,
[tex]\text{Length of line } = 13\frac{1}{2} = 13.5 \text{ feet }[/tex]
[tex]\text{Length of 1 section } = 18 \text{ feet }[/tex]
Number of sections can be found by dividing the total length of line by length of 1 section
[tex]\text{Number of sections } = \frac{\text{Total length of line}}{\text{length of 1 section}}[/tex]
Substituting the values, we get,
[tex]\text{Number of sections } = \frac{13.5}{18} = 0.75 = \frac{3}{4}[/tex]
Thus number of sections made is [tex]\frac{3}{4}[/tex]
