Question

Rhonda had a piece of ribbon that was 5 feet 3 inches long. She removed a 5inch piece to use in her art project. What is the length of the piece of ribbon now

Answer 1

4 feet 10 inches or 58 inches

Explanation:

Rhonda had a piece of ribbon that was 5 feet 3 inches long.

First we convert the length of ribbon into inches

1 feet = 12 inches

5 feet = 12 × 5 = 60 + 3 inches = 63 inches

She removed a 5 inches piece to use in her art project. So we subtract 5 inches from 63 inches

63 - 5 = 58 inches

Now convert it into feet

58 ÷ 12 = 4. 83 feet or 4 feet 10 inches

Now the length of the piece is 4 feet 10 inches.

Answer 2

The remaining piece is 5 feet -2 inches, or 4 feet 10 inches.

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There are 12 inches in a foot. When you subtract 2, you have 10 remaining.