Question

A dressmaker needs to cut 18-inch pieces of ribbon from rolls of ribbon that are 9 feet in length. How many 18-inch pieces can the dressmaker cut from 5 of these rolls of ribbon? Before you try that problem, answer the question below. How many inches of ribbon does the dressmaker have, in total?

Answer 1

30 pieces

540 inches of ribbon in total

Explanation:

1 foot = 12 inches

9 feet of ribbon = (9x12) 108 inches of ribbon (1 roll)

5 x 108 = 540 inches of ribbon (in total)

540 / 18 = 30

30 pieces of ribbon