Question

Linus what to buy ribbon to make three bookmarks. One bookmark will be 14,5 inches long and the other two will be 9,25 inches long. How much ribbon should he buy in centimeters ( assume 1 inche=0,0254 meters)

Answer 1

Given:

ribbon's long as 14.5 inches one and 9.25 inches two ribbons.

Total ribbon needed = 14.5+2(9.25)

`\text{Total ribbon needed}=14.5+18.5`
`\text{Total ribbon needed}=33\text{ inches}`
`\text{Total ribbon needed}=33*0.0254*100\text{ cm}`
`\text{Total ribbon needed}=83.82\text{ cm}`

Therefore, He should but 83.82 cm long ribbon.