A seamstress has 5.2 feet of ribbon. How many 6/10 strips can she cut?

Answer 1

The fraction 6/10 can be written in decimal form as 0.6 foot. To determine the number of 0.6 ft strips she can cut from 5.2 feet, you would divide 5.2 by 0.6:

5.2 / 0.6 = 8.666... strips

Thus is equivalent to 8 and 2/3 strips