Question

Jericho has 32 inches of blue ribbon. He cuts six 3-inch pieces from the original ribbon. How much of the original ribbon is left? ​

Answer 1

14 inches of the original length of ribbon is left.

Explanation:

It is given that the total length of ribbon is 32 inches.

It is also given that he cuts six 3-inch pieces from the original length. This means:

6*3 = 18 inches

18 inches are cut from the total length of ribbon.

So the remaining ribbon will be:

= 32-18 = 14 inches

Hence,

14 inches of the original length of ribbon is left.