Mrs. Wu had a piece of ribbon. It was cut into 16 pieces, each 5 12 m long. What was the length of the original piece of ribbon?
We need to multiply the length of each small piece of ribbon (5 1/2 m) by the number of pieces (16) to find the total length of the ribbon.
5 1/2 m * 16 = 88 m
The original piece of ribbon was 88 m long. Answer: \boxed{88}.
To find the length of the original piece of ribbon, you need to multiply the length of each of the 16 pieces by 5 12 m and then add them together.
To do this, first convert 5 12 m to a decimal by dividing 5 by 12:
5 ÷ 12 = 0.4167 m
Then, multiply the length of each piece (0.4167 m) by the number of pieces (16):
0.4167 m × 16 = 6.6667 m
Therefore, the length of the original piece of ribbon was 6.6667 meters.
To find the length of the original piece of ribbon, we need to multiply the length of each of the 16 pieces by 5 12 m.
5 12 m can be written as a mixed number, which is 5 + 1/2 = 5 1/2 m.
Multiplying 5 1/2 m by 16, we get:
(5 1/2) x 16 = (11/2) x 16 = 176/2 = 88 m.
Therefore, the length of the original piece of ribbon is 88 meters.