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Sarah bought a 55-yard bolt of ribbon. If she wants to cut pieces that are 13-yard long, what is the maximum number of ribbons she can cut from the bolt?
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Sarah bought a 55-yard bolt of ribbon. If she wants to cut

pieces that are 13-yard long, what is the maximum number of
ribbons she can cut from the bolt?

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In order to solve, you must divide the total amount of ribbon (55) by how long Sarah wants the strands of ribbon to be (13)

55 / 13 = 4.230769231

Sarah is able to have a maximum number of 4 13yd ribbon strands
User Aghaux
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Answer:

4 ribbons

Explanation:

55 divided by 13= 4.23

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