Nine yards of ribbon are cut into 8 equal pieces. what is the length of each piece? is it 1.125?

The length of the ribbon is 9 yards.

It needs to be cut into 8 pieces each of equal lengths.

So we need to divide the length of the ribbon by the number of pieces desired.

We get

When nine yards of ribbon are cut into 8 equal pieces, the length of each piece shall be 1.125 yards.

step-by-step explanation:

first, eliminate the parenthesis:

3

x

+

2

−

4

x

second, group like terms:

3

x

−

4

x

+

2

third, combine like terms:

(

3

−

4

)

x

+

2

→

−

1

x

+

2

→

−

x

+

2

8+10

step-by-step explanation:

you multiply 4 by 2 and 5 by 2