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A fabric store cut 2,160 inches of ribbon into 12 pieces. How many yards long was each piece?
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A fabric store cut 2,160 inches of ribbon into 12 pieces.

How many yards long was each piece?

User In His Steps
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Each piece is 5 yards long.
Divide 2160 by 12 then by 36 to get 5.
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Okay well let's first change 2160inches into yards (3 feet=36inches ,) 2160÷36=60 do 60 yards, now we find how many yards are in each of the 12 strips we divide by twelve, 60÷12=5 ANSWER: each strip is 5 yards
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