Question

a ribbon 25 1/5m long is been cut into equal pieces measuring 4 1/4m each hpw many pieces has the ribbon cut into​

Answer 1

Step-by-step explanation:

Given length of ribbon is =5

5

3

=

5

28

m

If is cut into 14 equal pieces

let 'x' be length of each pieces

then

14x=

5

28

[x=

5

2

]

∴ length of each pieces is

5

2

m.

Answer 2

There are 100 cm in 1 m.

So with that, if you put 4.5 m in cm you get 450 cm of ribbon.

Then divide 450 by 4.5 to see how many times you can take out 4.5 cm from the amount you have.

450/4.5 = 100

So you can get 100 pices of ribbon each 4.5 cm from 4.5 m of ribbon