Question

Suppose you have a piece of ribbon that is 6 feet long, and you cut off one piece that's 3 2/3

inches long and a second piece that's 2 5/6 inches long. How much ribbon is left in inches?
inches of ribbon left

Answer 1

So, don’t expect me to get this exactly right. I tried.


My explanation:

The rib ion originally started at 6 feet

You first cut 3 2/3 off, so your now left with 7/3 or 2 1/3 (simplified)

Now your left with 2 1/3.

Then you cut a second piece off, 2 5/6 inches….so 2 5/6 minus 2 1/3 = 1/2

So you should have about 1/2 of a ribbon left.


(I tried btw. I’m very sleepy rn.)

Answer 2

65 1/2 inches of ribbon is left, my exact work is shown on a piece of paper below if you need it.

Explanation:

1 foot = 12 inches

6 x 12 = 72 inches

72 - (3 2/3 + 2 5/6) = ?