Example
a construction company is building a fence that is 2/3
mile
long. they can build 1/6 mile of the fence every hour. how
many hours will it take them to complete the fence?
you can draw a picture to represent the
problem.
سالیا
nim
you can also use a division equation:
2/3÷1/6. how many 1/6s are in 2/3? 2/3÷1/6=2/3×6/1=4
it will take 4 hours for the company to build the fence.
how can you use the number lines to find how many
hours it will take the company to build the fence?