Question

Emma is scrapbooking. She has 9 inches of paper and needs to cut it into 2/5 inch stripes of paper. How many strips will she be able to make?

Answer 1

Let number of strips =A
9×A=0.4
A=0.4÷9
A=2÷45

Answer 2

Dear Student,

● Answer -

22 ½ stripes

◆ Explanation -

Emma has total 9 inches of paper. Length of each stripe of paper is 2/5 inch.

No of stripes of paper made is -

No of stripes = 9 / (2/5)

No of stripes = 9 × 5/2

No of stripes = 45/2

No of stripes = 22.5

Hence, 22 ½ stripes will be made.

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