Question

A ribbon of length 21/4 m is cut into small pieces each of length 3/4 m . Number of pieces will be:

Answer 1

Answer:

21/4 /3/4=21/4*4/3

4 ,4 cancels

so number of pieces are 7

Answer 2

Answer:

7

Step-by-step explanation:

Length of the ribbon = 5 1/4 = 21/4m

Length of each piece =3/4 m

No.of pieces = 21/4÷ 3/4 = 21/4×4/3 = 84/12= (simplify) 7