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Ellen needs to buy 108 inches of ribbon to wrap a large present. The store sells ribbon only yards How many yards does Ellen need to buy to have enough ribbon?

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1yard=3ft=36inches
how many yards are at least 108?
how many 36 inches are at least 108
36x>108
divide oth sides by 36
x>3

needs to buy 3 yards
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