+4 Ginny has a piece of fabric 20 yards long. How many cuts will she make if she cuts the fabric into sections that are 2 yards long?
If you cut the fabric once, you end up with 2 parts.
If you cut the fabric two times, you end up with 3 parts.
If you want sections that are 2 yards long, you need to end up with
20yards/2yards = 10 parts.
If you cut the fabric nine times, you end up with 10 parts of 2 yards each.
+1252 With one cut, we get the fabric split in two.
With two cuts, we get the fabric split in three, and so on.
\(\frac{20}{2}=10\) so there are 10 pieces of fabric, which result in \(10-1=9\) cuts.
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