Gordon has paper strips that are all equal length. He lines them up end to end. When the line of paper strips is 3 feet long, Gordon says there are 12 strips. What is the length in feet, of one paper strip if Gordon is correct

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Zachariah Mullins

Mathematics

17 November, 04:25

Gordon has paper strips that are all equal length. He lines them up end to end. When the line of paper strips is 3 feet long, Gordon says there are 12 strips. What is the length in feet, of one paper strip if Gordon is correct

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Vincent Wells · Answer 1

1/4 feet

Step-by-step explanation:

since all the strips are 3 feet when they are 12 in number

thus one feet = 12/3 = 4 strips

with this knowledge one strip would then be 1/4 feet