The length of each piece is 1/6 yard.
Given,
An artist made a sculpture out of fabric and wire supported by sections of plastic pipe.
The artist used 5/6 of a yard of plastic pipe and divide it into 5 equal pieces.
We need to find how long was each piece.
What are the types of fractions?
1 - Proper fraction
Example: m / n where n > m.
2 - Improper fraction
Example: m / n where m > n.
3 - Mixed fraction
Example: [tex]3\frac{2}{4}[/tex]
4 - whole number
Example: 2, 3, 5
We know that,
She used 5/6 of a yard of plastic pipe and divide it into 5 pieces.
Divide 5/6 by 5.
= 5/6 ÷ 5
= (5/6) / 5
= 5 / (6 x 5)
= 1 / 6
So each piece is 1/6 yard and it is in a proper fraction.
Hence, each piece is 1/6 yard.
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