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Write a mixed number to describe the length of the ribbon shown in the figure below.
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Answer 1

9514 1404 393

Answer:

3 3/8 inches

Explanation:

If you spend a little time looking at the marks on the ruler, you see that the smallest marks divide each inch into 8 parts. The ribbon comes to the 3rd small mark* after the 3-inch mark, so the length of the ribbon is 3 3/8 inches.

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* Technically, it is the second small mark, as the marks are small, medium, small. It marks the end of the third space, where each space is 1/8 inch.