4 people share 7 feet of ribbon equally. How much will each get.(write a division expression that matches the situation). I said (7 divided by 4), my sister disagreed . She says it is 4 divided by 7
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Show your sister your work and your answer. That should prove that you're right. Her answer would mean that each person would only get 4/7 of a foot of ribbon.
In order to correctly determine how much each person will get when 4 people share 7 feet of ribbon equally, you need to divide the total length of ribbon (7 feet) by the number of people (4).
So the correct division expression that matches the situation is:
7 divided by 4
Your sister's suggestion of 4 divided by 7 is not the correct expression in this case because we are dividing the total ribbon length (7 feet) into equal portions for each person (4 people).