Four boys share nine yards of fishing wire equally. How many yards of fishing wire does each boy get?

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Johnson Z.
Apr 24, 2016

#2.25# yards

Explanation:

If four boys share nine yards of fishing wire equally, then divide #9# by #4# to find how many yards of fishing wire one boy would get.

#9color(white)(i)"yards"-:4color(white)(i)"boys"#

#=color(green)(|bar(ul(color(white)(a/a)2.25color(white)(i)"yards"/"boy"color(white)(a/a)|)))#

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