6
It depends on how big/small the pieces are.
yes, there are so many people in the world that maybe 1,000 people just said licorice, in different languages
In order for there to be equal pieces, the length of the pieces must be factors of both the length of the ribbon and the object. Thus, there are actually many answers. For example: 2,4,6,8, and 16 inch pieces both work.
30
It depends on how many tiles of each length that you have.
4 inches : 5 pieces or 7 inches : 2 pieces or 8 inches : 2 pieces
You will be able to get 18 whole pieces. Then there will be a small strip left over measuring 12 inches by 3/7 inches
16 1-inch cubes
If you cut 1 inch for waste off the 16 inch width and 3 inches off the 100 foot (1200 inch ) length you have 3 x 171= 523 pieces
Five. Anything cut into fifths will produce five pieces.
12
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