A ribbon is 12 3/8 feet long into how many 3/4 foot pieces can it be cut
What you do to find out how many 3/4 are in 12 3/8 is divide it when you divide it you get 16 1/2 but it asks how many 3/4 and half isn't 3/4 so you round it down to 16 so your answer is 16, 3/4 pieces can be cut, by the was I had this question last year surprisingly I remember that we had this.
Answer:
17 pieces ( approx )
Step-by-step explanation:
Given,
Length of the ribbon = \(12\frac{3}{8}\) feet,
Length of each piece that have to be cut = \(\frac{3}{4}\) foot,
Hence, the number of pieces = \(\frac{\text{Length of ribbon}}{\text{Length of each piece}}\)
\(=\frac{12\frac{3}{8}}{\frac{3}{4}}\)
\(=\frac{\frac{99}{8}}{\frac{3}{4}}\)
\(=\frac{396}{24}\)
\(=16.5\)
\(\approx 17\)