Question

Carlita is creating an art project. She needs 12 pieces of ribbon. Each ribbon needs to be 4/5 meter long. How many meters of ribbon does Carlita need altogether?

Answer 1

We need to multiply 12 (the number of pieces) by 4/5 (the length of each piece) as follows:

`12\cdot(4)/(5)=(12\cdot4)/(5)=(48)/(5)=9(3)/(5)`

Carlita needs 9 3/5 meters of ribbon