Question

Mrs. Hinojosa had 75 feet of ribbon. If each of the 18 students in her

class gets an equal length of ribbon, how long will each piece be?
Write your answer
2. Using a whole number of feet and a whole number of inches, and
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Answer 1

4 feet 2 inches

Explanation:

Total Ribbon = 75 feet

Total Students = 18

If equally cut, each student will get the total divided by number of students, that would be:

75/18

That would be:

`(75)/(18)=(25)/(6)=4(1)/(6)` feet per student

Now, we need the fractional part as inches.

We know 12 inches is 1 feet, so 1/6th feet is:

`((1)/(6))*12=2`

The fractional part is "2 inches"

Thus,

each piece would be 4 feet 2 inches