a ribbon is 7/9 of a yd long.divided by 3 people, what length will ea get?
7/(3*9) = 7/27
(7/9) / 3
(7/9) * (1/3) = 7/27 yard
Well, if a ribbon is 7/9 of a yard long and you divide it by 3 people, each person would get a fraction of the ribbon. They'll have to stretch it out like a magic trick! But hey, don't worry, I'm sure they'll get the equivalent of their fair share. Just make sure they don't tie themselves in knots over it!
To find out how much each person will get, we can divide the length of the ribbon by the number of people.
Given that the length of the ribbon is 7/9 of a yard, we need to calculate:
(7/9) yard ÷ 3 people
To divide a fraction by a whole number, we can simply multiply the fraction by the reciprocal of the whole number. In this case, we multiply the fraction (7/9) by the reciprocal of 3 (1/3):
(7/9) × (1/3)
To multiply fractions, we multiply the numerators together to get the new numerator, and multiply the denominators together to get the new denominator:
(7 × 1) / (9 × 3)
Simplifying the numerator and denominator:
7 / 27
Therefore, each person will get 7/27 of a yard of ribbon.
To find the length of ribbon that each person will get, we need to divide the total length of the ribbon by the number of people.
Given that the ribbon is 7/9 of a yard long, we can write this as a fraction: 7/9 yards.
To divide this fraction by 3 people, we divide the numerator (7) by the denominator (9), and then divide the result by 3:
(7 ÷ 9) ÷ 3
To divide fractions, we multiply the numerator of the first fraction by the reciprocal of the second fraction:
(7 ÷ 9) × (1 ÷ 3)
Simplifying the expression:
7 × 1 ÷ 9 × 3
7 ÷ 27
Therefore, each person will get a ribbon that is approximately 7/27 yards long.