Karen has 3 pieces of ribbon that are each 2 3/4 yd long. she also has a piece of lace that is 3 1/5 yd long. karen needs to cut the lace into 4 pieces that are all the same length to finish a sewing project. how long should each piece of lace be? a. 1 4/5 yd b. 1 1/4 yd c. 11/12 yd d. 4/5 yd

The first sentence is filler information that can be ignored, as the question involves lace, not ribbon.

Convert the mixed fraction into an improper fraction.



3 * 5 = 15

15 + 1 = 16

The fraction is now .

Divide the fraction by 4, as you want to get 4 equally long pieces.



You get , which can be simplified to . 

The answer is D.