John had a roll containing 24 2/3 feet of wrapping paper. He wants to divide it into 11 pieces. First, though, he must cut off 5/6 foot because it was torn. How long will each piece be?

We are given a total size of 24 2/3 feet of wrapping paper. Convert this into fraction of denominator 6: total paper = 24 2/3 = 74/3 = 148/6 feet   Subtract 5/6 foot: remaining paper = 148/6 – 5/6 = 143/6 feet   Divide by 11: each piece = (143/6) ft / 11 = 143/66  ft = 2.17 ft