Question

A dressmaker needs to cut 9-inch pieces of ribbon from rolls of ribbon that are 6 feet in length. How many 9-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?

Answer 1

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Explanation:

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Answer 2

40

Explanation:

First calculate how many 9-inch pieces of ribbon can be cut from one 6 ft roll.

1 foot = 12 inches

⇒ 6 feet = 6 × 12 = 72 inches

Divide the total number of inches per roll by the length of the piece of ribbon:

⇒ 72 inches ÷ 9 inches = 8

Therefore, eight 9-inch pieces of ribbon can be cut from one roll.

To find how many 9-inch pieces can be cut from 5 rolls, simply multiply the number of 9-inch pieces for ribbon that can be cut from one roll by 5:

⇒ 8 × 4 = 40

Therefore, the dressmaker can cut forty 9-inch pieces of ribbon from 5 rolls.

Note: The total number of inches of ribbon the dressmaker has is:

• 72 × 5 = 360 inches