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1 March, 08:50

Robin had a 5 meter length of ribbon to use bows for her holiday gifts. She wanted to know how many 1/5 meter long pieces she can cut from the ribbon. How many pieces can she cut.

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  1. 1 March, 10:45
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    She can cut 25 pieces of 1/5 meters from 5 meters.

    Step-by-step explanation:

    Given that

    - Robin had a 5 meter length of ribbon to use bows for her holiday gifts.

    - She wanted to know how many 1/5 meter long pieces she can cut from the ribbon.

    To know how many pieces she can cut, she needs to divide 5 meters by 1/5meters.

    5 : (1/5)

    = 5 * (reciprocal of 1/5)

    = 5 * (5/1)

    = 25

    Therefore, she can cut 25 pieces of 1/5 meters from 5 meters.
  2. 1 March, 11:38
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    Answer: She will cut 25 pieces

    Step-by-step explanation:

    The total length = 5 m

    She want to o cut many 1/5 meter long pieces from the ribbon

    pieces she can cut from the ribbon will be

    5 : 1/5 = 5 * 5 = 25 pieces
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