Question

a piece of string is 3 yards long. How many 1 and a quarter yard long pieces can Julie cut from the string?

Answer 1

this question is actually a lot simpler than it seems

for a quarter think about money - a quarter is 25 cents or 1/4 of a dollar - so 1 and a quarter yard in decimal form is equivalent to 1.25

now you need to find how many 1 and a quarter yards are in 3 yards - to do this you simply divide 3 by 1.25

3/1.25 = 2.4

so julie can cut 2.4 1 and a quarter long pieces from the string

if you have any questions about how i answered this question please let me know:)

Answer 2

2 pieces

Explanation:

Julie wants to cut 1 and a quarter yard long pieces of a 3 yard string.

1 and a quarter yard =
`1(1)/(4)` yards =
`(5)/(4)` yards

= 1.25 yards

The total length of a piece of string = 3 yards

Julie can cut the number of pieces of 1.25 yards =
`(3)/(1.25)`

= 2.4 pieces

She can cut 2 pieces of 1.25 yard = 1.25 × 2 = 2.5 yard

3 yard - 2.5 yard = 0.5 yard would be leftover.