Question

Terry had 400 inches of ribbon before he cut 20 pieces of ribbon that were each 8 inches long. How many 15-inch pieces can Terry cut from the remaining ribbon?

PLEASE HELP ASAP

A: 14
B: 20
C: 16
D: 30

Answer 1

the answer is C. 16

Answer 2

16 pieces

Explanation:

The total length of ribbon cut off from the 20 pieces is 8*20 because each piece is equal to 8. 8*20=160

The amount of ribbon left afterwards is 400-160 which is equal to 240.

We can do 240 divided by 15 to see how many pieces that we can cut. 240/15=16