Laura cuts 64 inches of ribbon into two parts and give 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 pieces of ribbon?

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Laura cuts 64 inches of ribbon into two parts and give 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 pieces of ribbon?

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if Laura`s part was 28 inches take away that from 64 which is 36 then divide 36 by 6 which is 6

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$6x+28=64\\\\6x=36\ /:6\\\\x=6$

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