Question

The length of a ribbon is 5 meters. Sun Yi needs pieces measuring 1/6 meter for an art project. What is the greatest number of pieces measuring 1/6 meter that can be cut from the ribbon? How much ribbon will be left after Sun Yi cuts the ribbon?

a) 30 pieces, 0.2 meters left
b) 25 pieces, 0.5 meters left
c) 20 pieces, 0.5 meters left
d) 24 pieces, 0.75 meters left

Answer 1

The greatest number of pieces measuring 1/6 meter that can be cut from a 5 meter ribbon is 30. 0.2 meters of ribbon will be left after cutting.

Step-by-step explanation:

To find the greatest number of pieces measuring 1/6 meter that can be cut from a 5 meter ribbon, we need to divide the length of the ribbon by the length of each piece.

5 meters ÷ (1/6 meter) = 5 ÷ (1/6) = 5 x (6/1) = 30

So, the greatest number of pieces measuring 1/6 meter that can be cut from the ribbon is 30.

To find out how much ribbon will be left after cutting, we subtract the length of the pieces from the original length of the ribbon.

5 meters - (30 x 1/6 meter) = 5 meters - (30/6 meters) = 5 meters - 5 meters = 0 meters

Therefore, the correct answer is option a) 30 pieces, 0.2 meters left.