4.11 Introduction and Key Insights

Great news! Your aunt's coffee shop is so successful that she is opening up a second shop in a different neighborhood. While everyone is excited, you and your aunt are busy arranging the details for her grand opening. You and your aunt will be cutting a ribbon to commemorate the event, and you have already purchased 10 feet of ribbon to use. Only now, you realize you only need $1/2$ feet of fabric for the event, and you wonder: how many $1/2$ foot-long sections of fabric are in your 10-foot ribbon?

This simple question amounts to trying to divide 10 by $1/2$. You may be able to puzzle out the answer (there are 20 $1/2$-foot-long sections in your 10-foot-long ribbon!).