Question

dan paints a design that has 8 equal parts along the length of a 1/2 yard windowsill. how long is each part of the design?

Answer 1

so 1/2 yard in 8 equal pieces

$\bf \cfrac{\quad \frac{1}{2}\quad }{8}\implies \cfrac{\quad \frac{1}{2}\quad }{\frac{8}{1}}\implies \cfrac{1}{2}\cdot \cfrac{1}{8}\implies \stackrel{yard}{\cfrac{1}{16}}$