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Miss Erker is passing out equal lengths of ribbon for a class craft. She has a

total of 35 feet of ribbon and 20 students. How many inches of ribbon should
each student get?

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Miss Erker is passing out equal lengths of ribbon for a class craft. She has a total-example-1
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1 foot = 12 inches.

35 feet x 12 = 420 inches.

Divide total inches by people:

420 / 20 = 21

Each student gets 21 inches of ribbon.

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