A piece of wood was   12 feet long. Kendra cut the wood into pieces  2/3 foot long

To find out how many pieces Kendra got from a 12-foot-long piece of wood when each piece is 2/3 of a foot long, we divide the total length by the length of each piece.

\[
\text{Number of pieces} = \frac{\text{Total length}}{\text{Length of each piece}} = \frac{12}{\frac{2}{3}}
\]

To simplify, we can rewrite the division of fractions:

\[
\frac{12}{\frac{2}{3}} = 12 \times \frac{3}{2} = \frac{12 \times 3}{2} = \frac{36}{2} = 18
\]

So, Kendra got **18 pieces** of wood, each 2/3 foot long.

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Here are 5 related questions for further exploration:
1. If each piece was 3/4 of a foot long, how many pieces could she cut?
2. What if the original piece was 15 feet long, and each piece was still 2/3 of a foot?
3. How long would each piece be if Kendra cut the wood into 10 equal pieces?
4. What would the total length be if Kendra cut 25 pieces each 2/3 foot long?
5. If she cut 12 pieces, how long would each piece be?

**Tip:** When dividing by a fraction, multiply by its reciprocal for easier calculation.

A piece of wood was 12 feet long. Kendra cut the wood into pieces 2/3 foot long.

Discover how to calculate the number of pieces from a 12-foot piece of wood when each piece is 2/3 foot long. This example teaches students in Grades 5-6 how to divide by fractions using reciprocal multiplication.

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