Question

Angie has 10 feet of ribbon.She wants to cut strips that are 7 inches in length. How much ribbon I'll be left after if she cuts as many 7 inch strips as possible from the 10 feet of ribbon.

Answer 1

1 inch leftover

Explanation:

10 feet = 120 inches

120/7 = 17 Remainder 1

17*7 = 119

We have 1 inch left over

1 inch left

Answer 2

Angie will have 1 inch of ribbon

Explanation:

Because there are 12 inches in a foot, 12x10=120 inches. So when you do 120/7, you're cutting it up into 7 inches pieces which leave you with 17R1 so your answer is 1 inch left