a ribbon is 40 inches long. we want to cut the ribbon into pieces, each pieces will be 2/3 of an inch. how many pieces will we have ?

40 /(2/3) = 120/2 = 60

How do I figure out this problem

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To find out how many pieces of 2/3 inch each we can cut from a 40-inch long ribbon, we need to divide the length of the ribbon by the length of each piece.

The length of the ribbon is given as 40 inches.

The length of each piece is given as 2/3 of an inch.

To divide a whole number by a fraction, we can multiply the whole number by the reciprocal of the fraction. In this case, we multiply the length of the ribbon by the reciprocal of the length of each piece.

The reciprocal of a fraction is obtained by flipping the numerator and denominator. So, the reciprocal of 2/3 is 3/2.

Multiplying the length of the ribbon by the reciprocal of the length of each piece:
40 inches * (3/2) = (40 * 3) / 2 = 120/2 = 60 pieces

Therefore, we can cut the ribbon into 60 pieces of 2/3 inch each.

A cut piece of ribbon is 21 inches long. The piece of ribbon is 15% of the original length of the ribbon.

How long was the original length of ribbon?
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A ribbon is 40 inchest long. We want to cut the ribbons into pieces. Each piece will be 2/3 of an inch. How many pieces will we have?