Question

Beth is cutting a long ribbon into small pieces for an art project. Each small piece is 15 centimeters long. If the ribbon is 4.5 meters long, how many small pieces can Beth cut?

Answer 1

n = 30

Explanation:

Given that,

The length of the ribbon is 4.5 m

Each piece is 15 cm long

We know that, 1 m = 100 cm

⇒ 4.5 m = 450 cm

Let there are n pieces. It can be calculated by dividing total length and each of each piece as follows :

`n=(450\ cm)/(15\ cm)\\\\n=30`

There are 30 pieces.