Question

Elaine is decorating for a party. She cuts 3 equal length streamers from a strip of purple paper that is 8 feet long. How long is each streamer?

Answer 1

8/ 3 = 2.666 or 2 and 2/3

Answer 2

`2(2)/(3)` feet.

Explanation:

We have been given that Elaine cuts 3 equal length streamers from a strip of purple paper that is 8 feet long. We are asked to find the length of each streamer.

To find the length of each streamer, we will divide total length of paper by 3 as:

`\text{The length of each streamer}=(8)/(3)\text{ ft}`

`\text{The length of each streamer}=2(2)/(3)\text{ ft}`

Therefore, length of each streamer is
`2(2)/(3)` feet.