Question

randy has 53 inches of ribbon that he cuts into 8 pieces of equal length what is the length of each piece of ribbon in inches

Answer 1

ribbon length = 53 inches

He cuts it into 8 equal length.

Therefore each length will be

`\begin{gathered} \text{each piece=}(53)/(8) \\ \text{each piece=}6.625\text{ inches} \end{gathered}`