Question

A ribbon is 3 meters long ,can we cut it into 50 cm pieces & have nothing left over? write the reason why or why not?

Answer 1

3m=300cm
We can divide 300cm ribbon into 6 50cm ribbon completely

Answer 2

3 metres = 300 cm
Yes, because
$\frac{300}{50} = 6$
So will can cut it into 6 equal parts.