Question

Mary is a construction worker and has a piece of wood that is
7/8
of a yard in length. She needs pieces of wood that are
7/16
of a yard in length.

How many of the shorter pieces of wood can Mary make from the longer piece of wood?


4

4

7

7

14

14

16

Answer 1

(7/8) / (7/16) = ?

Answer 2

The answer is 2. I suspect a typo.

Answer 3

it's 14 because if you divide 78 by 1/16 you get 14 so you can make 14 out of that large piece of wood and (you put it in wrong it's 1/16 not 7/16)