Question

A board 25 3/7 in long must be cut into three pieces of equal length. Find the length of each piece. Express your answer as a simplified fraction or mixed number

Answer 1

In order to determine the length of each piece, first write the given mixed number as a fraction:

$25\frac{3}{7}=\frac{25\cdot7+1\cdot3}{7}=\frac{178}{7}$

Next, divide the previous result by 3:

$\frac{\frac{178}{7}}{\frac{3}{1}}=\frac{178}{21}$

Hence, the length of each piece is 178/21