Question

A manufacturer of bird feeders cuts spacers from a tube that is 6 3/5 inches long. How many spacers can be cut from the tube if each spacer must be 5/7 inch thick? estimated? exact?

Answer 1

6 3/5 divided by 5/7
convert 6 3/5 to improper fraction, invert 5/7, and multiply

Answer 2

i got 9/

Answer 3

I mean 9, I got 9. Am i correct ?

Answer 4

33/ 5 * 7/5
= 231/25 = 9

Answer 5

yup
9 with a remainder 6

Answer 6

which means there is a small tube of thickness 6/25 left over

Answer 7

thank you so much .. i am getting better with fractions !!