Tim is using a long wooden board to fix a broken fence. He saws the board into 7 equal pieces. Tim uses 1 piece to fix the front of the fence.What fraction of the board does Tim use to fix the front of the fence?____ /____
Q. Tim is using a long wooden board to fix a broken fence. He saws the board into 7 equal pieces. Tim uses 1 piece to fix the front of the fence.What fraction of the board does Tim use to fix the front of the fence?____ /____
Sawing the Board: Tim saws the board into 7 equal pieces and uses 1 piece for the front of the fence. To find the fraction of the board used, we consider the total pieces and the pieces used.
Calculating Fraction: Calculation: Tim uses 1 out of 7 pieces. So, the fraction is 71.
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