Andrea has a strip of fabric that is 8 2/5 feet long. How many 2 1/10 -foot pieces can she cut from this fabric?(1 point)
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To find out how many 2 1/10 -foot pieces Andrea can cut from an 8 2/5 -foot strip of fabric, we need to divide the length of the strip of fabric by the length of each piece.
8 2/5 can be simplified to 42/5.
2 1/10 can be simplified to 21/10.
So, to divide 42/5 by 21/10, we multiply the first fraction by the reciprocal of the second fraction:
42/5 รท 21/10 = 42/5 * 10/21
Multiplying the numerators gives us 42 * 10 = 420.
Multiplying the denominators gives us 5 * 21 = 105.
So, 420/105 can be simplified to 4.
Therefore, Andrea can cut 4 2 1/10 -feet pieces from an 8 2/5 -feet strip of fabric.