Patty saved up her money and bought a model train. Each of the 8 cars on the train was the same length. When Patty put all the cars together, the train was 3 feet long.How long was each car?Write your answer as a proper fraction or mixed number.____ feet
Q. Patty saved up her money and bought a model train. Each of the 8 cars on the train was the same length. When Patty put all the cars together, the train was 3 feet long.How long was each car?Write your answer as a proper fraction or mixed number.____ feet
Calculate total length: First, let's figure out the total length of the train and how many cars there are. We know the train is 3 feet long and has 8 cars. To find the length of each car, we need to divide the total length by the number of cars.
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