Question

Jada has 4 meters of ribbon. How many pieces of ribbon of length 1/3 meter can she cut from it. Draw a diagram to illustrate your solutions.

Answer 1

Answer:

She can cut twelve 1/3 meters from 4 meters.

The diagram is shown in the explanation below.

Explanation:

Parameters:

Total length of ribbon = 4 meters

Let x represent the number of 1/3 meters she can cut, then

$\begin{gathered} \frac{1}{3}x=4 \\ x=4\times3=12 \end{gathered}$

She can cut twelve 1/3 meters from 4 meters.

This is illustrated in the diagram below: