Verified Answer :

one fifth of a meter for each mask
2/10=1/5

Answer: He used \(\dfrac{1}{5}\) of a meter for each mask.

Step-by-step explanation:

Given : A tailor used 2 meters of string to make 10 Halloween masks.

Here, Total length of string = 2 meters

Number of masks = 10

The the part of a meter of string is used for each Halloween mask will be :-

\(\dfrac{2}{10}=\dfrac{1}{5} \text{ meter}\)  [Divide total length of string by number of masks]

Hence, he used \(\dfrac{1}{5}\) of a meter for each mask.