Question

Alex has five rolls of shelf paper that is 800 cm long.She wants to use the to line the 1-meter wide shelves in her pantry. How many 1-meter wide can she line with the paper?

Answer 1

1 meter = 100 cm

So a 800 cm roll can cover 8 meters

(800/100 = 8)

She has 5 rolls so 5 x 8 = 40 meters total.