Question

A dressmaker needs to cut 12-inch pieces of ribbon from rolls of ribbon that are 12 feet in length. How many 12-inch pieces can the dressmaker cut from 15 of these rolls of ribbon? Before you try that problem, answer the question below. How many inches of ribbon does the dressmaker have, in total?

Answer 1

Answer: 2160 inches in total

Step-by-step explanation: Since 12 inches are in a feet, multiply 12 x 12 to get 144. Then you multiply 144 by 15 to get 2160.

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