Question

1. Elizabeth has a piece of ribbon that is 4.5 long. She wants to cut into pieces that are 0.25 meter long. How many pieces of ribbon will she have?

2. Lisa paid $43.95 for 16.1 gallons of gasoline. what was the cost per gallon, rounded to the nearest hundredth. Quick please

Answer 1

1. 18 pieces of ribbon

2. $2.73 per gallon

Explanation:

1.

4.5 meter of ribbon divided into .25 meter pieces is how many pieces?

4.5 ÷ .25 = 18

2. $43.95 spent on gas divided by the number of gallons bought (16.1)

43.95 ÷ 16.1 = 2.729813665

Or $2.73 when rounded to nearest hundredth.

Hope this helps!

Answer 2

1. 18

2. $0.37

Explanation:

1. To find the amount of pieces she will have, divide the total length of the ribbon by the length of each piece.

4.5m ÷ 0.25m = 18

Elizabeth will have 18 pieces of ribbon.

2. To find the cost per gallon, take a look at CarpeDiem2255's answer.