Question

If a string that is 15.5 inches long is cut into equal peices that are 1.25 inches long how many prices of ribbon can be created

Answer 1

12.4 pieces of ribbon

Explanation:

When looking in the question, we can see the term "cut into equal pieces." This can insure to us that we need to divide two numbers. Since we originally have 15.5 inches long string, and we want to cut it into strings that are 1.25 inches long. We divide :

15.5 / 1.25

==> 12.4