Question

A seamstress needs to cut 15-inch pieces of ribbon from a roll of ribbon that is 9 feet in length.


What is the greatest number of 15-inch pieces the seamstress can cut from 5 of these rolls of ribbon?


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PART B

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Answer 1

Answer:

36 pieces of 15-inch ribbon

Step-by-step explanation:

A piece of ribbon = 15-inch

Roll of ribbon = 9 feet = 9 × 12 inch = 108-inch

The greatest number of 15-inch pieces that can be cut from 5 of 9 ft. roll of ribbon = (5 × 108)/15

= 36