Question

Michelle has 4 1/5 feet of yarn. She cuts the yarn into pieces that each measure 3/5 foot long. How many pieces of yarn did Michelle cut?

Answer 1

7

Explanation:

4.2' yarn

cut into 0.6' pieces

4.2/0.6 =7

Answer 2

Answer: 7

Explanation:

yarn = 4 1/5 = 21/5

measure of one piece = 3/5

no. of pieces of yarn = 21/5÷3/5

= 21/5×5/3

= 105/15 = 7

So the number of pieces of yarn cut will be 7