Fractions Word Problem

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Sarah has a ribbon that is 3 meters long. She cuts off a piece that is 2/5 of the total length to use for a craft project. She then cuts the remaining ribbon into pieces that are each 1/4 meter long. How many pieces of ribbon does she have after all the cutting?

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  1. Rithvik24 July 2024 at 10:50

    Calculate the length of the piece Sarah cuts off:
    Length of piece cut off = (2/5) × 3 meters = 6/5 meters = 1.2 meters

    Determine the length of the remaining ribbon:
    Remaining ribbon = 3 meters - 1.2 meters = 1.8 meters

    Calculate the number of pieces from the remaining ribbon:
    Number of pieces = 1.8 meters / 0.25 meters per piece = 7.2

    Since Sarah can only have whole pieces, she has 7 pieces of ribbon after all the cutting.

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