Question

Four sisters buy a total of 3 1/2 feet of ribbon . The sisters want to share the ribbon equally how many feet of ribbon will each sister receive? 3/8 ft , 1/4 ft,1/2 ft, 7/8 ft

Answer 1

each sister receives (7/8) ft of ribbon

Explanation:

Let's start by writing the total amount of ribbon in fraction form:

3 1/2 = 3 + (1/2) = (7/2)

Now, we need to perform the division: (7/2) divided by 4

in order to find how much ribbon each sister gets. We convert the division of fractions into a product to make the operation simpler. This is done by using the reciprocal of the number that divides (in our case the reciprocal of "4" which is: (1/4):

(7/2) divided 4 = (7/2) x (1/4)

and we multiply the fractions obtaining:

(7/8)

So, each sister receives (7/8) ft of ribbon