The length of the ribbon is 9 yards.
It needs to be cut into 8 pieces each of equal lengths.
So we need to divide the length of the ribbon by the number of pieces desired.
We get
[tex] = \frac{9}{8} [/tex]
[tex] = 1 \frac{1}{8} $ or $ 1.125 [/tex]
When nine yards of ribbon are cut into 8 equal pieces, the length of each piece shall be 1.125 yards.
Answer:
The length of one piece is 1.125 yards.
Step-by-step explanation:
We are given the following information:
Total length of ribbon = 8 yards
Number of equal pieces it is cut into = 8
We have to find the length of each piece. This can be found by dividing the total length of the ribbon by number of pieces it is divided into.
Formula:
[tex]\text{Length of one piece} = \displaystyle\frac{\text{Length of Piece}}{\text{Number of pieces it is cut into}}\\= \displaystyle\frac{9}{8}\\= 1.125[/tex]
Hence, the length of one piece is 1.125 yards.
