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Ribbon is sold by the yard. if the cost is $2.79 per yard, how much does the ribbon cost per inch?

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To solve this we first use the concept that 1 yard = 36 inches. Taking this fact we now setup the expression of $2.79/yard * (1 yard/36 inches) to convert yards to inches in the denominator. The final price of the ribbon per inch is $0.077/inch and rounding to nearest cent gives us $0.08/inch.
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