Question

Which equation calculates the number of 1818-foot pieces you can cut from 55 feet of ribbon?

Answer 1

`5/(1)/(8)=40`

Step-by-step explanation

The ribbon is 5 feet long, and we want to cut 1/8-foot pieces of it. To know how many pieces we can get, we have to divide the length of the ribbon by the length of each piece,

`5/(1)/(8)`

To divide, we can use the KCF method:

• K,eep the first fraction (in this case it is a whole number)

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• C,hange the division sign by a multiplication sign

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• F,lip the second fraction

So we have,

`5/(1)/(8)=5*(8)/(1)=5*8`

And 5 times 8 is 40. Hence, the answer is,

`5/(1)/(8)=40`