Question

Robin had a 5 meter length of ribbon to use bows for her holiday gifts . She wanted to know how many 1/5 meter long pieces she can cut from the ribbon . How many pieces can she cut .

Answer 1

She can cut 25 pieces of 1/5 meters from 5 meters.

Explanation:

Given that

- Robin had a 5 meter length of ribbon to use bows for her holiday gifts .

- She wanted to know how many 1/5 meter long pieces she can cut from the ribbon.

To know how many pieces she can cut, she needs to divide 5 meters by 1/5meters.

5 ÷ (1/5)

= 5 × (reciprocal of 1/5)

= 5 × (5/1)

= 25

Therefore, she can cut 25 pieces of 1/5 meters from 5 meters.

Answer 2

Answer: She will cut 25 pieces

Explanation:

The total length = 5 m

She want to o cut many 1/5 meter long pieces from the ribbon

pieces she can cut from the ribbon will be

5 ÷ 1/5 = 5 × 5 = 25 pieces