Deepak has a ribbon of length $5$ m. He cuts it into equal pieces for $20$ people. What is the length of ribbon each person will get?

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Solution

The correct option is B $25$ cm
Total length of ribbon
= $5$ m
= $5 \times 100$ cm $(1 m = 100 cm)$
= $500$ cm

Therefore, Length of ribbon each one will get
= $\frac{500}{20}$ cm
= $25$ cm

Hence, (c) is correct.

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Deepak has a ribbon of length 5 m. He cuts it into equal pieces for 20 people. What is the length of ribbon each person will get?

The correct option is B 25 cmTotal length of ribbon = 5 m = 5×100 cm (1 m=100 cm) = 500 cm Therefore, Length of ribbon each one will get = 50020 cm = 25 cm Hence, (c) is correct.

Deepak has a ribbon of length $5$ m. He cuts it into equal pieces for $20$ people. What is the length of ribbon each person will get?

The correct option is B $25$ cm
Total length of ribbon
= $5$ m
= $5 \times 100$ cm $(1 m = 100 cm)$
= $500$ cm

Therefore, Length of ribbon each one will get
= $\frac{500}{20}$ cm
= $25$ cm

Hence, (c) is correct.