Question

nine yards of ribbon are cut into 8 equal pieces. what is the length of each piece of ribbon? write a division expression to represent the problem and solve

Answer 1

Each piece length will be 1/8 part of the whole piece, so as the total length is 9 yards then we will have that the lengh of each piece is one and eighth yard. The division expression is as follows: Piece length = 9 * 1/8 = 9/8 = (8+1)/8 = 8/8+1/8 = 1 + 1/8 = 1 + 0.125 = 1.125 yards

Answer 2

Divide 9 by 8 to get your answer...dont forget to label