A ribbon 27 1/2 metre long is cut into equal pieces measuring 2 3/4 metre each in how many - Maths - Fractions and Decimals

Question

A ribbon 27 1/2 metre long is cut into equal pieces measuring 2
3/4 metre each in how many pieces has the ribbon been cut into?

Pooja · Accepted Answer

Length of ribbon = 2712m = 552m

Length of each piece cut off from it = 234m = 114m

Number of such pieces =
Total length of ribbonLength of 1 piece = 552114 = 552×411 = 5×2 = 10

Number of pieces are 10

A ribbon 27 1/2 metre long is cut into equal pieces measuring 2 3/4 metre each. in how many pieces has the ribbon been cut into?