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A long piece of ribbon measures 1m. I cut off 10 pieces each measuring 8.5cm. How much of the ribbon is left?
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A long piece of ribbon measures 1m. I cut off 10 pieces each measuring 8.5cm. How much of the ribbon is left?

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There is 15cm of ribbon left
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Answer:

15 cm

Explanation:

1 m of ribbon is 100 cm of ribbon. The total length of the 10 pieces is ...

(8.5 cm)×10 = 85 cm

The amount remaining is ...

100 cm - 85 cm = 15 cm

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