Answer:
Four sisters buy a total of [tex]3\frac{1}{2}[/tex] feet of ribbon. The sisters want to share the ribbon equally. So Each sister will receive [tex]\frac{7}{8}[/tex] feet of ribbon.
Solution:
Four sister bought a total of ribbon = [tex]3\frac{1}{2}[/tex]
[tex]\begin{array}{l}{=\frac{3 \times 2+1}{2}} \\ {=\frac{7}{2}}\end{array}[/tex]
The sisters want to share the ribbon equally.
So we will divide the total length of the ribbon by 4.
= [tex]\frac{7}{2}[/tex] ÷ 4
[tex]\begin{aligned} &=\frac{7}{2} \times \frac{1}{4} \\ &=\frac{7 \times 1}{2 \times 4} \\ &=\frac{7}{8} \text { feet } \end{aligned}[/tex]
Each sister will receive [tex]\frac{7}{8}[/tex] feet of ribbon.
Result:
So Each sister will receive [tex]\frac{7}{8}[/tex] feet of ribbon.
