Question

Aanya bought 2 1/2 yards of ribbon. She cuts the ribbon into pieces 3/8 of a yard in length. How many pieces does she have?

Answer 1

To find the number of pieces, we need to divide the total length of the ribbon by the length of each piece.

Total length of ribbon = 2 1/2 yards = 2 + 1/2 = 2.5 yards

Length of each piece = 3/8 yards

Number of pieces = (Total length of ribbon) / (Length of each piece) = 2.5 / (3/8) = 2.5 * (8/3) = <<2.5*(8/3)=6.666666666666667>>6.67

Therefore, Aanya has 6.67 pieces of ribbon.