Question

There was a 6 square foot piece of wrapping paper for a birthday present. It takes 3 3/8 feet of square feet of the paper to wrap the present. How many pieces of 6 sqare foot paper are needed to wrap 3 of these presents

Answer 1

Answer: However, in real life it depends on the shape of the actual presents. If two sheets are used for the 2 presents. There should be enough left from those sheets to use for the third present. (They should be taped together.)

Step-by-step explanation:  6/3 then 3 over 8 ––> 3/8

6/ 27/8

= 6/1 / divide 27/8

= 6^2 /1 x 8/27 ^9              (^) –––>  this mean square root of 2 or 9

6 cancels and 27 cancel

= 16/9

=1  7/9

However  you will still need to buy 2 sheets