Question

Aida has a piece of ribbon that is 5/4 meters long. She needs to cut the ribbon into pieces that are each 1/4 meter long. Which expression can be used to find how many pieces of ribbon Aida will have after she has cut the large ribbon into 1/4 meter pieces?

Answer 1

0 = 5/4 - 1/4x this represents the original amount. You then solve the equation and find that x = 5 representing how many pieces she will have after cutting the ribbon.