Question

You were assigned to make souvenirs. You have 4m

20cm of ribbon which you plan to use. You want to
cut the ribbon equally into 70cm long pieces. How
many smaller ribbons can you make?

Answer 1

First, we need to convert the length of the ribbon to centimeters to match the length of the ribbon pieces we plan to cut:

4m 20cm = (4 x 100)cm + 20cm = 420cm

Next, we can divide the total length of the ribbon by the length of each piece to find how many pieces we can cut:

420cm ÷ 70cm = 6

Therefore, we can cut 6 smaller ribbons, each 70cm long, from the 4m 20cm length of ribbon we have.