Question

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

Answer 1

18 inches.
This is true because 40% of 60 is 24. 75% of 24 is 18. :))