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Laura cuts 64 inches of ribbon into two parts and gives her mom one part.Laura's part is 28 inches long.Her mom cuts her ribbon into 6 equal pieces.How long is one of her mom's piees of ribbon

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(64-28)/6=
36/6=
6 inches of ribbon
User Sean Payne
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laura's mom's part=total-laura's part
total=64
laura's part=28
laura's mom's part=64-28=36
then she divided it into 6 equal parts
36/6=6
each part was 6 inces long
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