Question

Pearl about 5 1/5 yards of ribbon to cut into smaller pieces of ribbon that was 19 of a yard she also cut another length of ribbon that was 1 3/5 yards long she had the remaining ribbon to her sister how many yards of ribbon did Pearl give to her system

Answer 1

The correct answer is:

3 yards

Step-by-step explanation:

According to the attached diagram, Pearl bought 5 1/2 yards of ribbon. She first cut off 9/10 of a yard. This gives us

5 1/2 - 9/10

We first find a common denominator. The first number that both 2 and 10 will divide into is 10; we multiply 2 by 5 to make 10, so we multiply the numerator by 5, which gives us 5/10:

5 5/10 - 9/10

We need to borrow from the 5. This makes it 4, and gives us 10/10 to add to our fraction:

4 (10/10+5/10) - 9/10

4 15/10 - 9/10

4 6/10 = 4 3/5

Now Pearl cuts 1 3/5 yards off:

4 3/5 - 1 3/5 = 3 0/5 = 3