Ryan cut a 5.25 inch piece of string into pieces that are each .75 inches long. How many pieces did Ryan cut?
5/9
To determine the number of pieces that Ryan cut, we need to divide the length of the string by the length of each piece.
To do this, we divide 5.25 inches by 0.75 inches:
5.25 ÷ 0.75 = 7
Ryan cut the string into 7 pieces.