Ashton has 28 1/2 feet of wrapping paper. He uses 2 3/8 feet of wrapping paper to wrap each gift. How many gifts can Ashton wrap
To find out how many gifts Ashton can wrap, we need to divide the total amount of wrapping paper he has by the amount of wrapping paper used per gift.
The total amount of wrapping paper Ashton has is 28 1/2 feet.
The amount of wrapping paper used per gift is 2 3/8 feet.
To divide fractions, we need to first change the mixed number into an improper fraction.
28 1/2 = 28 + 1/2 = 56/2 + 1/2 = 57/2
Now, we can perform the division:
57/2 ÷ 19/8.
To divide by a fraction, we multiply by its reciprocal:
(57/2) x (8/19) = (57*8)/(2*19) = 456/38
Simplifying the fraction by dividing both the numerator and denominator by their greatest common divisor, which is 4:
(456/4)/(38/4) = 114/9.
Therefore, Ashton can wrap 114/9 gifts.