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Tara has 4 and 4 over 5 feet of rope.

part a: how many 2 over 5 foot pieces can tara cut from the 4 and 4 over 5 feet of rope? show your work. (5 points)

part b: using the information in part a, interpret the meaning of the quotient in terms of the two fractions given. (5 points)

the answer box is a writing thing so might have to explain it differently

Respuesta :

Part A - Tara cuts [tex]12[/tex] pieces of [tex]2/5[/tex] from [tex]4\frac{4}{5}[/tex] feet of rope.

Part B - The quotient means the amount of foot pieces so it is [tex]12[/tex] foot pieces.

How can we find the foot pieces of [tex]2/5[/tex] from [tex]4\frac{4}{5}[/tex]  rope. ?

from part A

we solve the fraction

[tex]4\frac{4}{5} =24/5[/tex] rope

And Tara needs to pieces of [tex]2/5[/tex] foot

So we need to divide

[tex]\frac{24/5}{2/5} \\=\frac{24}{5} *\frac{5}{2} \\=\frac{24}{2} \\=12[/tex]

For part B

When we using the information from part A we decide that the quotient means the amount of foot pieces Tara can cut from the [tex]4\frac{4}{5}[/tex] feet of rope.

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