Question

Marcia has a licorice rope that is 28 inches long. She wants to cut it into 3,-inch pieces to share with friends. How many pieces can she make from this licorice rope?2 8 24 31 98​

I really need a answer bc im confused!

Answer 1

9.333 or 9 1/3

Explanation:

28 / 3 = 9.333 or 9 1/3

No option shows this but the closest one would be A

Best of Luck!

Answer 2

9 pieces

Explanation:

28 inches rope cut into 3-inch pieces

• 28/3 = 9 1/3

There is no matching answer choice, if given numbers are correct then the answer is 9 full pieces

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Note:

• The close answer choice is 8
• 28/8 = 3 1/2 or 3.5
• So if cut into 3.5 inch pieces then it is 8 full pieces
• just in case it was typo 3 instead of 3.5