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  • 01-04-2015
  • Mathematics
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Lauren has a ribbon that is 1/2 yard long. She cuts the ribbon into 5 pieces of equal lengths. How long us each piece of ribbon? 10, 1/10, 50 or 1/5?



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iGreen
iGreen iGreen
  • 01-04-2015
Divide 5 to 1/2.

1/2 / 5

Or multiply by its reciprocal, 1/5:

1/2 * 1/5

Multiply the numerators and denominators together:

1/10
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