Question

A ribbon is 5 2 5 yards long. Mae needs to cut the ribbon into pieces that are 2 5 of a yard long. How many pieces of ribbon can she cut?

Answer 1

Answer: The number of pieces of the ribbon she can cut =
`13\frac12` yards

Explanation:

Given: The length of the ribbon =
`5\frac25` yards

`= (5*5+2)/(5) =(27)/(5)` yards

Length of each piece =
`\frac25` yards

The number of identical pieces can be cut from the entire ribbon = (Length of the ribbon ) ÷ (Length of each piece )

`=(27)/(5)/(2)/(5)\\\\=(27)/(5)*(5)/(2)\\\\=(27)/(2)\\\\=13\frac12`

Hence, the number of pieces of the ribbon she can cut =
`13\frac12` yards