Question

Emily, a park ranger, is allowed to use half of a lake for a canoe race. She divides this part of the lake into 6 equal lanes for the canoe racers. What fraction of the lake does each lane represent?

Answer 1

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Answer:

  1/12

Step-by-step explanation:

1/6 of 1/2 is ...

  $\dfrac{1}{6}\times\dfrac{1}{2}=\dfrac{1}{6\times2}=\boxed{\dfrac{1}{12}}$

Each lane represents 1/12 of the lake.