if you divide up 9 1/3 yards of fabric into strips that are 1/6 yard long. How many strips will you have?
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dividing fractions = change to multiplication and flip the 2nd fraction

first change 9  1/3 into an improper fraction = 28/3

1/6 divided by 28/3  =  1/6 x 3/28 = 3/168 = 1/56
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