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) %C2%A0pieces
To find out how many 2 1/10-foot pieces Andrea can cut from the fabric, we need to divide the total length of the fabric by the length of each piece.
Converting 8 2/5 to a mixed fraction, we get 42/5.
Converting 2 1/10 to a mixed fraction, we get 21/10.
Dividing 42/5 by 21/10, we can simplify by multiplying the numerator by the reciprocal of the denominator:
(42/5) * (10/21) = 4 * 2 = 8.
Therefore, Andrea can cut 8 pieces of fabric that are 2 1/10 feet long from the strip of fabric that is 8 2/5 feet long.
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I apologize for the incorrect answer. To find out how many 2 1/10-foot pieces Andrea can cut from the fabric, we need to divide the total length of the fabric by the length of each piece.
Converting 8 2/5 to an improper fraction, we get (5*8 + 2)/5 = 42/5.
Converting 2 1/10 to an improper fraction, we get (10*2 + 1)/10 = 21/10.
Dividing 42/5 by 21/10, we can simplify by multiplying the numerator by the reciprocal of the denominator:
(42/5) * (10/21) = (42*10)/(5*21) = 420/105 = 4.
Therefore, Andrea can cut 4 pieces of fabric that are 2 1/10 feet long from the strip of fabric that is 8 2/5 feet long.