Luke has 9/10 yard of colored ribbon. He plans to cut the ribbon into pieces. Each piece will be 1/6 yard long. How many whole pieces can luke make from the ribbon?

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Answer:

He can make 5 ribbons and 2/5 yards is left over.

Step-by-step explanation:

It is given that,

Length of the colored ribbon = 9/10 yards

Luke plans to cut the ribbon into pieces.

Each piece will be 1/6 yard long.

We need to find the number of pieces that Luke can made from the ribbon. Let he can make x pieces.

[tex]x=\dfrac{\dfrac{9}{10}}{\dfrac{1}{6}}\\\\=\dfrac{9}{10}\times 6\\\\=5.4\\\\=5\dfrac{2}{5}[/tex]

It means he can make 5 ribbons and 2/5 yards is left over.