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How many pieces of a 6 feet ribbon can you cut off?
You can cut off as many pieces as you want. Once you decide that, you'll be able to figure out how long each piece should be.
A vendor cut pineapples in eights. After selling 27 pieces he had 13 pieces left. How many pineapples did he cut?
If the vendor cut the pineapples into eights, and after selling 27 pieces he had 13 pieces left, then he sold 27 + 13 = 40 pieces in total. Since each pineapple was cut into 8 pieces, the number of pineapples cut would be 40 pieces / 8 pieces per pineapple = 5 pineapples. Therefore, the vendor cut 5 pineapples.
How can you cut a cake into 7 equal pieces making only 3 straight cuts?
1) One vertical cut in half.2) A second vertical cut at 90 degrees to the previous one. You should now have 4 equal pieces.3) Make a cut parallel to the table, halfway through the cake. Like you are slicing a bagel in half or a subway sandwich. Should now have 8 equal pieces.4) Eat one piece!
Is one third bigger than one twelfth?
Yes. When you cut a pizza into 3 pieces, the pieces are bigger than they are when you cut it into 12 pieces.
Which is bigger 4 over 11 or 4 over 6?
If you've bought 4 pieces of pie, then you want it cut into the fewest possible number of pieces. Go to the pie that was cut into only 6 pieces, not the one that was cut into 11 pieces.
