The first sentence is filler information that can be ignored, as the question involves lace, not ribbon.
Convert the mixed fraction into an improper fraction.
[tex]3 \frac{1}{5} [/tex]
3 * 5 = 15
15 + 1 = 16
The fraction is now [tex] \frac{16}{5} [/tex].
Divide the fraction by 4, as you want to get 4 equally long pieces.
[tex] \frac{16}{5} / \frac{4}{1} = \frac{16}{20} [/tex]
You get [tex] \frac{16}{20} [/tex], which can be simplified to [tex] \frac{4}{5} [/tex].
The answer is D.
