A piece of wire 27/32 inch in length is cut into 3 equal pieces.how long is each piece? A metal plate containing 3/4 square foot of materialis divided into six equal parts.how much material (in square feet)does each part contain?

This is fraction division.

if you have one piece that is 1 inch long, and you divide it into 4 pieces, then you get... 1 inch/4 pieces = 1/4 inch or 0.25 inches, right?

same thing here.

SuperKids Math Review - Dividing Fractions (http://www.superkids.com/aweb/tools/math/fraction/commond/divide.shtml)

that site should help