Question

Celeste used 20 inches of ribbon from a spool that holds 36 inches of ribbon. What is the decimal equivalent for the amount of ribbon Celeste uses.

Answer 1

Answer: 0.56

Explanation:

The spool holds a total of 36 inches of ribbon and out tis amount, Celeste used 20 inches of ribbon.

Celeste therefore used 20 / 36 of the ribbon available from the stool.

In decimal this is:

= 20 ÷ 36

= 0.5556

= 0.56