Question

Mai has a strip of paper that is 3 feet long. She cuts it into 1/4 foot strips. How many 1/4 foot strips does Mai make?

Answer 1

Mai can make 12 1/4-foot strips from the 3-foot long strip of paper.

Step-by-step explanation:

Mai has a strip of paper that is 3 feet long. To find out how many 1/4-foot strips she can make, we need to divide the length of the paper by the length of each strip. Since each strip is 1/4 of a foot long, we can divide 3 by 1/4 to find the number of strips. To divide by a fraction, we can multiply by the reciprocal. So, 3 divided by 1/4 is the same as multiplying 3 by 4/1. This gives us a result of 12.

Therefore, Mai can make 12 1/4-foot strips from the 3-foot long strip of paper.

Answer 2

12 strips that are 1/4 foot long each.

Step-by-step explanation:

If Mai has a strip of paper that is 3 feet long, we can convert it to inches to make it easier to count the number of 1/4 foot strips.

1 foot = 12 inches

So 3 feet = 36 inches

If Mai cuts the strip of paper into 1/4 foot strips, each strip is 1/4 x 12 = 3 inches long.

To find out how many 1/4 foot strips Mai makes, we can divide the length of the paper (in inches) by the length of each strip (in inches):

36 ÷ 3 = 12

Therefore, Mai makes 12 strips that are 1/4 foot long each.
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