Sarita had 87 1/2 meters of ribbon for sale she cut them into pieces of 6 1/4 m each for - Maths - Perimeter and Area

Question

Sarita had 87 1/2 meters of ribbon for sale she cut them into
pieces of 6 1/4 m each for streamers ti decorate the school hall
for christmas How many pieces did she get? Was there any left?

Manbar Singh · Accepted Answer

Dear Student,

Total length of ribbon with Sarita = 8712 m = 1752 mNow, she cut the ribbon into pieces of equal lengths
Now, length of each piece = 614 m = 254 mNumber of pieces obtained = 1752 ÷ 254=1752 × 425=7×2=14

So, number of pieces obtained = 14

There was nothing left

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Sarita had 87 1/2 meters of ribbon for sale.she cut them into pieces of 6 1/4 m each for streamers ti decorate the school hall for christmas.How many pieces did she get? Was there any left?