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Meg has 32 feet of ribbon that she wants to divide into 4/5 of a foot pieces. How many 4/5 of a foot pieces are there in 32 feet?

User Analyst
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32 divided by 4/5=32*5/4/

simplify:8*5=40

there are 40 4/5 foot pieces in 32 feet


User Alemv
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Answer: 40

Explanation:

Meg has 32 feet of ribbon which is to be divided into 4/5 per foot piece.

The number of 4/5 of a foot piece in 32 feet will be 32 divided by 4/5.

= 32÷4/5

= 32×5/4

=160/4

=40

There are 40

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