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A dressmaker needs to cut 18-inch pieces of ribbon from rolls of ribbon that are 6 feet in length. How many 18-inch pieces can the dressmaker cut from 5 of these rolls of ribbon? Before you try that problem,
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A dressmaker needs to cut 18-inch pieces of ribbon from rolls of ribbon that are 6 feet in length. How many 18-inch pieces can the dressmaker cut from 5 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?
(on delta math)

User Alberto De Caro
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Answer: 20 pieces, 72 inches of ribbon

Step-by-step explanation: 6/1.5=4 4x5=20 6x12= 72 inches

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