Question

Xia has 16 metres of rope. She cuts off 1\6 of the rope to use as a skipping rope for a party activity. How long is Xia's skipping rope?

Answer 1

16/6 = 2 2/3
16-2 2/3= 13 1/3 meters

Answer 2

Length of rope Xia has is 16 metres.

She wants to cut this rope to use it as skipping rope.

She cuts off $\frac{1}{6}.$of the rope

To find the length of the skipping rope we find $\frac{1}{6}th$ of the length of the rope.

Length of skipping rope = $\frac{1}{6}of  16$=2.7meters

Length of skipping rope = 2.7 m.