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Patsy by 8 yards of ribbon. She cuts it into 16 equal pieces. How many inches long is each piece?

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Answer:

16 inches/piece

Explanation:

36 inches

8 yards is equivalent to 8*------------------, or 208 inches.

1 yard

Patsy cuts these 208 inches of ribbon into 16 equal pieces.

Each piece will be of length

208 inches

------------------ = 13 inches/piece

16 pieces

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8 yards divided by 16 is 0.5 yards
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