For school, joey wants to make spirit ribbons that each 6 3/4 inches in length he has piece of ribbon that is 97 inches in length what is the greatest number of spirit ribbons joey can make from piece of ribbon
97 / 6.75 = ?
14
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To find out the greatest number of spirit ribbons Joey can make from a piece of ribbon, you need to divide the total length of the ribbon by the length of each spirit ribbon.
First, let's convert the length of each spirit ribbon to a single fraction. We add the whole number (6) and the fractional part (3/4):
6 + 3/4 = 24/4 + 3/4 = 27/4
Now we can calculate the number of spirit ribbons:
Greatest Number = Total Length of Ribbon / Length of Each Spirit Ribbon
Greatest Number = 97 inches / (27/4) inches
To divide by a fraction, we can multiply by its reciprocal:
Greatest Number = 97 inches * (4/27 inches)
Now we can calculate:
Greatest Number = (97 inches * 4) / 27 inches
Greatest Number ≈ 14.37
Since we can't have a fraction of a ribbon, we need to round down to the nearest whole number because we can't make a fraction of a ribbon. Therefore, Joey can make a maximum of 14 spirit ribbons from the piece of ribbon he has.