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Ivan began dividing g2  – 6 by g + 1, noting that . he started by placing g in the quotient, as shown below. what is g2  – 6 divided by g + 1? g –  1 –  g + 1  – g  –  7 + g  –  5  + 

Mickey needs to cut pieces of ribbon that are each 1 meter long tie onto balloons. if he has 8 pieces of ribbon that are each 1 dekameter long. how many 1 meter pieces of ribbon can he cut

How to do this , and can some one explain