Question

Elaine is decorating for a party. She cuts 3 equal-length streamers from a strip of purple paper that is 8 feet long. How long is each streamer? Circle the letter of the correct answer. A. 2 2\3

B. 1 3\8
C. 2\3
D. 3\8 PLEASE ANSWER AS FAST AS YOU CAN!

Answer 1

I think it’s 2 2/3 .l..

Answer 2

Explanation:

She cuts 3 equal length strips of the paper, which was originally 8 ft long. This means that all we have to do is 8 divided by 3, which = 8/3. Change this fraction to proper, getting 2 and 2/3. The correct answer, therefore is A.