Question

Emma is scrapbooking she has 9 inches of paper and needs to cut into 2/5 inch stripes of paper. How many strips will she be able to make

Answer 1

9 divided by 2/5 or 0.4 equals 22.5 so 22 and a half strips or 22 if rounded
ANSWER: 22.5 or 22

Answer 2

Find out the how many strips will she be able to make .

To prove

Let us assume that the number of strips she able to make be x .

As given

Emma is scrapbooking she has 9 inches of paper .

`needs\ to\ cut\ into\ (2)/(5)\ inch\ stripes\ of\ paper.`

Than the equation is become in the form

`(x* 2)/(5)=9`

solving

`x =(9*5)/(2)`

x = 22.5

Therefore the number of strips Emma will able to make be 22 .

Hence proved