Question

Joanne has a ribbon 4 m long. He cuts it into 7 equal pieces. How long is each piece of ribbon? (Give the answer in fraction) Each piece of ribbon is ________

Answer 1

4/7 m

Explanation:

Joanne has a ribbon 4 m long. He cuts it into 7 equal pieces. How long is each piece of ribbon?

From the above question, we can say that:

7 pieces = 4 m

1 piece = x

Cross Mulitiply

7 × x = 1 × 4

x = 4/7 m

Therefore, the length of each piece of ribbon = 4/7 m