Question

destiny has a stamp collection she is very proud of. she buys a frame to display her favorite stamps. the frame is 6 inches wide, and a row of 7 stamps fits perfectly across it. how wide is each stamp? write your answer as a proper fraction or mixed number. inches

Explanation:

Step1: Identify total width and number of stamps

The frame is 6 inches wide, and there are 7 stamps in a row. So we need to divide the total width by the number of stamps.

Step2: Perform the division

To find the width of each stamp, we calculate \( \frac{6}{7} \) (since we divide the total width 6 inches by the number of stamps 7).

Answer:

\( \frac{6}{7} \)