Question

Sarah was cutting fabric for a quilt she cut a strip of fabric that was 19 1/8 inches long into 5 equal pieces when she was finished cutting Sarah had a piece that was 2 1/4 inches long when sh how long was each piece that she could for the quilt

Answer 1

5x + 2 1/4 = 19 1/8
5x + 9/4 = 153/8
5x = 153/8 - 9/4
5x = 153/8 - 18/8
5x = 135/8
x = 135/8 * 1/5
x = 135/40 = 3 3/8 inches <==