Marilyn can cut 14 equal pieces
Solution:
Given that, Marilyn has 7/8 yard of ribbon
To find: Maximum number of 1/16 yard long pieces Marilyn can cut from this ribbon
From given information,
[tex]\text{Total length of ribbon } = \frac{7}{8} \text{ yard }[/tex]
[tex]\text{Length of 1 piece } = \frac{1}{16} \text{ yard }[/tex]
Number of pieces that can be cut from total length of ribbon is found by dividing the total length of ribbon by length of 1 piece
Therefore,
[tex]\text{Number of pieces } = \frac{\text{Total length of ribbon}}{\text{Length of 1 piece }}[/tex]
Substituting the values, we get
[tex]\text{Number of pieces } = \frac{\frac{7}{8}}{\frac{1}{16}}\\\\\text{Number of pieces } = \frac{7}{8} \times \frac{16}{1}\\\\\text{Number of pieces } = 14[/tex]
Thus 14 pieces of ribbon can be cut
