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Asha's ribbon lies along the centimetre ruler as shown. She needs 6 ribbons of exactly this length for her rakhi bows. How much ribbon does she need in all?

Class 7Fractions and DecimalsFractions and Decimals
  • A46.8 cm
  • B3.84 cm
  • C38.4 cm
  • D384 cm

Step-by-Step Solution

The ribbon runs from 1.4 cm to 7.8 cm, so it is cm long. For 6 bows: cm.
Answer: C) 38.4 cm

Key idea: Multiplying fractions

**Multiply numerators. Multiply denominators. Simplify.**

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Examples: .

**Word 'of' = multiplication.** '1/3 of 90' = . '2/5 of the class' = (2/5) × class size.

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