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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 the seamstress can cut from 5 of these rolls of ribbon?

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Answer: the greatest number of 15 inch the seamstress can cut from 5 of these rolls of ribbon is 36 15-inch pieces

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Answer:the greatest number of 15 inch the seamstress can cut from 5 of these rolls of ribbon is 36 15-inch pieces

Explanation:

The total length of the roll of ribbon is 9 feet. We would convert 9feet to inches. Since

1 foot = 12 inches,

9 feet would be 9×12 = 108 inches.

So the total length of the ribbon is 108 inches. The

The seamstress needs to cut 15 inch pieces of ribbon from a roll of ribbon. The number of 15 inch pieces that she can cut from one roll is 108/15 = 7.2 pieces

the greatest number of 15 inch the seamstress can cut from 5 of these rolls of ribbon would be

7.2×5 = 36 pieces

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