Verified Answer :

9 divided by 2/5 or 0.4 equals 22.5 so 22 and a half strips or 22 if rounded
ANSWER: 22.5 or 22

Answer

Find out the how many strips will she be able to make .

To prove

Let us assume that the number of strips she able to make be x .

As given

Emma is scrapbooking she has 9 inches of paper .

\(needs\ to\ cut\ into\ \frac{2}{5}\ inch\ stripes\ of\ paper.\)

Than the equation is become in the form

\(\frac{x\times 2}{5}=9\)

solving

\(x =\frac{9\times5}{2}\)

x = 22.5

Therefore the number of  strips Emma will able to make be 22 .

Hence proved