Answer: Choice C.
How many 1/4-meter long pieces of ribbon are needed to have a total of 3 1/2 meters of ribbon.
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Explanation:
Let's consider a similar problem without the fractions.
Let's say you want to know how many 2 meter lengths of ribbon you can cut from an overall length of 24 meters. That would be 24 ÷ 2 = 12 pieces total.
So we divide the two values (large ÷ small)
The same idea applies to this problem as well. The larger amount (3 & 1/2 meters) is what we cut up, and each slice is 1/4 of a meter. To find the number of pieces, we would compute 3 1/2÷1/4
Note: it might help to convert the mixed number 3 & 1/2 to the improper fraction 7/2
