Question

Aimee wants to cut a piece of ribbon that is 5 1/4 meters long into lengths that are 1 1/8 meters long. How many full pieces can she cut?

Answer 1

Four pieces.

Explanation:

If Aimee has a piece of ribbon that is 5 1/4, or 5 2/8 meters long, then you will want to divide that main part into smaller parts of the other length.

1 1/8 meters multiplied by 1 is 1 1/8 meters. This still fits. 1 1/8 meters multiplied by 2 is 2 1/4 meters. This still fits. 1 1/8 meters multiplied by 3 is 3 3/8 meters, which still fits. 1 1/8 meters multiplied by 4 is 4 1/2 meters, which still fits. However, once you reach 5, or 5 5/8 total, then that is over the size of the whole.

So, four full pieces can be cut.