Question

a 10 2/3 inch long pipe is cut into 8 equal length pieces how long is each piece

Answer 1

So we divide 10 and 2/3 by 8:

$10\frac{2}{3} /8$

first let's make the first number a fraction so that we're not too confused;77$[tex]\frac{(10*3)+2}{3} /8$


and calculate:

$\frac{(32}{3} /8$

now we can multiply 8 by the denominator:

$\frac{32}{3*8}$

and simplify:

$\frac{4}{3*1}$

and that's the answer!

we can also say that it's 1 and $\frac{1}{3}$ long (1.(3))

$1 \frac{1}{3}$