Ellen needs to buy 180 inches of ribbon to wrap a large present. the store sells ribbon only in whole yards. How many yards does Ellen need to buy to have enough ribbon?

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Channa Jayamuni · Answer 1 · 2016-09-30T16:25:12+0000

36 inches are in a yard. So, 180/36. Since that's a improper fraction, we must make it proper. 180/36 as a PROPER fraction is 5, so.., your answer is 5. Ellen must buy 5 yards of ribbon. Hope this helps.

Ellen needs to buy 180 inches of ribbon to wrap a large present. the store sells ribbon only in whole yards. How many yards does Ellen need to buy to have enough ribbon?

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