You have 10 inches of ribbon and want to create some headbands for some toys. The headbands require 2 and 1/3 inches of ribbon how many complete headbands can you make

Answer 1

To find out how many complete headbands you can make, you need to divide the total length of ribbon (10 inches) by the length of ribbon required for one headband (2 and 1/3 inches).

First, convert 2 and 1/3 inches to an improper fraction. Multiply the whole number (2) by the denominator (3), then add the numerator (1). This gives you 2 x 3 + 1 = 7/3 inches.

Now we can calculate how many complete headbands can be made.
Divide 10 inches by 7/3 inches:
10 ÷ 7/3 = 10 x 3/7 = 30/7 ≈ 4.29

Since you cannot make a fraction of a headband, you can only make a whole number of headbands. Therefore, you can make a maximum of 4 complete headbands with 10 inches of ribbon.