A ribbon is 3 metres long. Can we cut it into 50 cm pieces and have no

1.	A ribbon is 3 metres long. Can we cut it into 50 cm pieces and have nothing left over? Write the reason why or why not.
Answer» 3 metres = 300 cm. We can cut it into 50 cm pieces. Since 300 is exactly divisible 50. That is 300 is multiples of 50. 300 ÷ 50 = 6 We will get 6 pieces, nothing is left over.

A ribbon is 3 metres long. Can we cut it into 50 cm pieces and have nothing left over? Write the reason why or why not.

Answer»

3 metres = 300 cm.

We can cut it into 50 cm pieces.

Since 300 is exactly divisible 50.

That is 300 is multiples of 50.

300 ÷ 50 = 6

We will get 6 pieces, nothing is left over.