Mrs. Jones cuts the ribbon that is 7 1/4 yards long into 11 pieces how long is each piece
Well, the length of each piece would be approximately 7/11 of a yard. Or, if you prefer, you can call it a "ribbonyard" – the new official unit of measurement! So each piece is about 0.6363 ribbonyards long. Happy measuring!
To find the length of each piece, we need to divide the total length of the ribbon by the number of pieces it is cut into.
The total length of the ribbon is 7 1/4 yards. To convert this mixed number into an improper fraction, we need to multiply the whole number (7) by the denominator (4) and add the numerator (1). Then, we place this result over the denominator to get the fraction part.
7 * 4 + 1 = 28 + 1 = 29
So, 7 1/4 yards is equivalent to 29/4 yards.
Next, we divide the total length by the number of pieces it was cut into:
29/4 yards ÷ 11 = (29/4) / 11
To divide fractions, we multiply the dividend (29/4) by the reciprocal of the divisor (11/1):
(29/4) * (1/11) = 29/44
Therefore, each piece of the ribbon is approximately 29/44 yards long.