Question

An 8 1/2 sheet of paper is being cut into 1 9/16 much strips to make a paper chain.how many strips can be made from one sheet of paper

Answer 1

only one strip can be made from one sheet of paper

Answer 2

Answer: There are atleast 5 strips that he can made from one sheet of paper.

Step-by-step explanation:

Since we have given that

Length of sheet = $8\dfrac{1}{2}=\dfrac{17}{2}$

Length of strips = $1\dfrac{9}{16}=\dfrac{25}{16}$

We need to find the number of strips that can be made from one sheet of paper.

So, Number of strips would be

${\dfrac{17}{2}}{\dfrac{25}{16}}\\\\=\dfrac{17}{2}\times \dfrac{16}{25}\\\\=\dfrac{17\times 8}{25}\\\\=\dfrac{136}{25}\\\\=5.44$

Hence, there are atleast 5 strips that he can made from one sheet of paper.