SOLUTION: Can you please help me with this question. We tried this and we got 5/28 as an answer. Is that right? Devi had 5/7 m of ribbon. she used 1/4 of it to tie a present. what was the

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Question 1141186: Can you please help me with this question.
We tried this and we got 5/28 as an answer. Is that right?
Devi had 5/7 m of ribbon. she used 1/4 of it to tie a present. what was the length of the ribbon that devi used to tie the present?

Found 2 solutions by ankor@dixie-net.com, Theo:
Answer by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Devi had 5/7 m of ribbon. she used 1/4 of it to tie a present. what was the length of the ribbon that devi used to tie the present?
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* = meter was used

Answer by Theo(13342)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
that should be correct.

she had 5/7 meters of ribbon.

she used 1/4 of it to tie a present.

1/4 * 5/7 = 5/28.

your solution looks good.


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