IXL | Understand fractions as division: word problems

Brittany saved up her money and bought a model train. Each of the 8 cars on the train was the same length. When Brittany 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

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Maddie saved up her money and bought a model train. Each of the 8 cars on the train was the same length. When Maddie 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

solution

Start by listing the information given in the problem:

The train was 3 feet long.
The train was made up of 8 cars of the same length.

There were 3 feet divided among 8

cars.

To find how long each car was, divide 3 by 8.

So, each car is

feet long.

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Lesson: Fractions as division

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