Problema Solution
faith bought 8 2/3 yards of ribbon. she is going to cut the ribbon in smaller pieces that are each 1/3 yard long. what is the maximum number of 1/3 yard-long pieces of ribbon can be cut from the original length of the ribbon?
Answer provided by our tutors
Given 8 2/3 yards of ribbon, express it as "8+2/3" and then divide it by 1/3:
calculate the number of pieces
26
So up to 26 pieces of ribbon could be cut from the original length.