The long side of a box is 6 inches. that is 3 times the length of the short side. how long is the short side?

The short side of the box is 2 inches.

6÷3=2

the short side is 2 inches.

if the long side of the box is 6 inches and is 3 times the length of the short side. divide the long side by 3.

6/3=2

3/4 ÷ 3/4

step-by-step explanation:

basically divide any proper fraction with itself to fit the criteria.

so if we are using 3/4, then:

3/4 ÷ 3/4 = 1

so 1 is the quotient.

and the numerators for both these fractions is 3.   and if we divide the numerators:

3 ÷ 3 = 1

we see that quotient is equal to our original quotient as well.