carlos cut 5/12 of a yard of cloth into 5 pieces of equal length. what was the length. of each piece of cloth?

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Navarro

7 November, 23:54

carlos cut 5/12 of a yard of cloth into 5 pieces of equal length. what was the length. of each piece of cloth?

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Kassidy Dunlap · Answer 1

The length of each piece of cloth = 1/12 yard

Step-by-step explanation:

Number of pieces = 5

Carlos cut 5/12 of a yard of cloth

Length of each piece = ?

To find the length of each piece simply divide 5/12 by 5.

Length of each piece of cloth = 5/12/5

Length of each piece of cloth = 5/12 * 1/5

Length of each piece of cloth=1/12

Therefore the length of each piece of cloth = 1/12 yard ...