Question

Riley has a piece of yarn that is 6 1 2 ft long. She wants to cut the yarn into sections that are each 1 4 ft long. How many sections will the yarn be cut into?

Answer 1

610 will be cut into

Answer 2

Answer: The yarn will be cut into 26 sections.

Explanation:

Since we have given that

Length of piece of yarn =
`6(1)/(2)=(13)/(2)\ feet`

Length of section =
`(1)/(4)\ feet`

We need to find the number of sections that will be cut into:

So, the number of sections would be

`(13)/(2)/ (1)/(4)\\\\=(13)/(2)* (4)/(1)\\\\=13* 2\\\\=26`

Hence, the yarn will be cut into 26 sections.