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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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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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180/36 = 5 whole yards. 
User Feng Yuan
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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.
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