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19 April, 17:23

Sheila is going to divide a 38-inch piece of ribbon into 5 equal pieces. She says each piece

will be 7 inches long.

What is Sheila's error?

Sheila should be using the quotient

as part of the length of each piece. Each piece will

be 7

inches long

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  1. 19 April, 20:10
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    Sheila is incorrect! I think what she did is think the 38 was actually a 35, which WOULD of made her statement true, but since it's 38, she's very incorrect. Sheila should be using the quotient for the size of each piece. 38 divided by 5 is 7.6. The correct answer is 7.6 inches.
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