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Ben has a piece of plywood that measures 1 yard on each side.He cuts the wood into 6 equal pieces.Each piece is 1/3 yard wide and 1/2 yard long.What is the area of each piece that Ben cuts?

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Answer:

The area is "[tex]\bold{\frac{1}{6}}[/tex]".

Step-by-step explanation:

In this question, to understand the problem we use the model, that  Begins with drawing squares from each side which is 1 yard, and divides these as defined throughout the problem. To fix the issue, using the given model, please find the attached file.

Calculating the area of the one-piece:

[tex]=\frac{1}{2} \times \frac{1}{3}\\\\=\frac{1}{2\times 3}\\\\=\frac{1}{6}\\\\[/tex]

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