Question

A dressmaker needs to cut 9-inch pieces of ribbon from rolls of ribbon that are 9 feet in length. How many 9-inch pieces can the dressmaker cut from 5 of these rolls of ribbon?

Answer 1

20 pieces

Each roll has 36 inches of ribbon. This means that 5 rolls have 180 inches of ribbon (5 x 36 = 180).

You can then divide the 180 by 9 to find out how many 9 inch pieces the dressmaker can cut from 5 rolls of ribbon.

Equation representation:

36 inches x 5 rolls = 180 inches in total
(one roll)

180 inches ÷ 9 = 20 peices

In conclusion, the dressmaker can cut 20, 9-inch pieces from 5 rolls of ribbon.

Explanation:

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