Question

mei needs to cut a 12 inch loaf of bread into slices that are 5/6 inch thick how many 5/6 inch thick slices can mei cut from the 12 inch loaf of bread?

Answer 1

Mei can cut 14 5/6 inch thick slices from the 12 inch loaf of bread.

Therefore, Mei can cut 14 full slices from the loaf, and there will be a small piece left over that is less than 5/6 inch thick.

Step-by-step explanation:

To find the number of 5/6 inch thick slices that Mei can cut from a 12 inch loaf of bread, we need to divide the length of the loaf by the thickness of each slice. So, we have:

Number of slices = Length of loaf / Thickness of each slice

Number of slices = 12 inches / (5/6) inch = 12 inches x (6/5) = 72/5 = 14.4

Since we cannot have a fraction of a slice, we need to round down to the nearest whole number. Therefore, Mei can cut 14 5/6 inch thick slices from the 12 inch loaf of bread.

Answer 2

14 slices

Step-by-step explanation:

Let me ask you this: how many one inch slices could she cut?

12, right? How do you get that? You divide the total length of the loaf by the thickness of each slice.

Do you see what to do now? We need to divide 12" by 5/6":

12" ÷ 5/6" is the same as:

12" x 6/5" Do you remember that? How when you divide by a fraction you get to flip it and multiply?

So it's (12 x 6)/5 = 72/5 = 14.4

But 0.4 of a slice isn't a 5/6" slice, so you round down to 14 slices.

Check it: 14 times 5/6" should be close to 12":

(14 x 5)/6 = 70/6 = 11 2/3" So yeah, it checks out.