Carlos cut StartFraction 5 Over 12 EndFraction of a yard of cloth into 5 pieces of equal length. What was the length of each piece of cloth?

Each piece of cloth is (1/12) of a yard long.

Step-by-step explanation:

Carlus cut 5/12 of a yard of cloth into 5 pieces of equal length.

To find the length of each piece of cloth, we need to find the quotient between the length of the piece of cloth, and the number of pieces in which we divide it.

This is:

length =

This means that the length of each piece of cloth is (1/12) of a yard long.

a. The book costs $6.17 more in Belize than in Brazil.

Step-by-step explanation:

First step is calculate the price of the book in each country, but in USD, according to the exchange rates given in the question.

In Belize, it sells for B$80.39, how much is it in USD, using a the 1:1.9246 given exchange rate.  Let's do a simple cross-multiplication:

So, if we isolate x, we have:

That book in Belize costs US$41.77.

Let's do the same exercise for the Brazilian price:

It costs US$35.60 in Brazil.

So, it costs more in Belize, and by $6.17.