Question

Lenny has 6/8 yard of a piece of wood. He uses 2/3 of it to build a birdhouse. How much of wood does Lenny use?

Answer 1

Length of the piece of wood = 6/8 yard (Given)

Find the length of the wood that is used to build a birdhouse:

Length used = 2/3 x 6/8 = 1/2 yard

Answer:  Lenny used 1/2 yard of the wood.

Answer 2

given

6/8 of wood .

used 2/3 of 6/8

6/8 x 2/3 = 12/ 24 = 1/2.

hence , 1/2 yard of wood used.

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