An artist is cutting pieces of ribbon to use in a project. Each piece he cuts measures 7/8 inch. The artist cuts off 5 pieces. How many total inches of ribbon has he cut off?

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Hbgamra · Answer 1 · 2020-06-25T23:54:21+0000

For this case we want to know how many inches of ribbon the artist has cut, knowing that 5 pieces were cut, each one of
$\frac {7} {8} \ in$ .

To do this, multiply the number of pieces by the inches of each:

$\frac {7} {8} * 5 = \frac {35} {8} = 4.375 \ in\\4 \frac {3} {8} \ in$

Answer:

The artist cut off
$4 \frac {3} {8} \ in$ de ribbon