How many
1/4-inch pieces can be cut from a piece of ribbon
7/20 of an inch long?
7/20 * 4/1 = 7/5
or,
1/4 = 5/20
if x = 1/20, you have 7x/5x = 7/5
Well, let's do some calculation and get ready to "cut" some humor into this situation.
If you have a ribbon that is 7/20 of an inch long, we need to figure out how many 1/4-inch pieces we can cut from it.
To find that out, we need to divide the length of the ribbon by the length of the 1/4 inch piece:
7/20 ÷ 1/4
But dividing fractions can be a bit tedious, so how about we bring in some comedy to lighten the math mood?
Dividing fractions is like trying to divide a pizza among a group of clowns. You can't just give a clown a 1/4 slice, that's not enough funny business for them!
So, instead, each clown gets a whole pizza, and their size preference gets split equally. In our case, the clown's size preference is 1/4, and our ribbon is 7/20 of an inch.
So, dividing 7/20 by 1/4 is like giving each clown (7/20) × (4/1) slices:
(7/20) × (4/1) = (7 × 4) / (20 × 1) = 28/20
Well, to cut the clown's appetite down to size, we can simplify this fraction:
28/20 = 7/5
Now, we have 7/5 of a 1/4 inch piece. To make it a whole fraction, we multiply the numerator by 5 to match the denominator:
(7/5) × 5 = 7
So, you can cut 7 1/4 inch pieces from a ribbon that is 7/20 of an inch long. It seems like our clowns will have a decent amount of ribbon left for clown bow ties and squirrel lassos!
1 2/5
To determine how many 1/4-inch pieces can be cut from a piece of ribbon 7/20 of an inch long, you would need to divide the length of the ribbon by the length of each individual piece.
In this case, the length of the ribbon is 7/20 of an inch. To divide fractions, you multiply the first fraction by the reciprocal of the second fraction (i.e., flip the second fraction). Therefore, the calculation would be:
(7/20) ÷ (1/4)
To simplify this division, you can multiply the first fraction by the reciprocal of the second fraction:
(7/20) × (4/1) = (7/5)
So, from a piece of ribbon 7/20 of an inch long, you can cut (7/5) or 1.4 pieces of 1/4-inch length.