Question

Amy is making a puppet that requires equal pieces of string to make it dance. Amy has 33 inches of string. How many 5 1 2 inch pieces can she cut from the string?
A) 4
B) 6
C) 7
D) 8

Answer 1

33 / (5 1/2) = 
33 / (11/2) =
33 * 2/11 =
66/11 =
6 pieces <===

Answer 2

The answer is 6. You can change 5 1/2 to a decimal as 5.5 and then divide 33/5.5 and the answer is 6.