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Kelly has a ribbon that is 60 inches long she cuts 40% of the ribbon for an art project while working on the project she decides she only needs 75% of the piece she cut off how many inches of ribbon does Kelly end up using for her project

User Rushi
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Hey there,
100 % = 60
1% = 60 / 100
= 0.6 inch
40 % = 0.6 x 40
= 24 inches
Ribbon used = 75 % x 24
= 18 inches

Hope this helps :))

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