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HELP PLEASEEEE A dressmaker needs to cut 4-inch pieces of ribbon from rolls of ribbon that are 9 feet in length. How many 4-inch pieces can the dressmaker cut from 15 of these rolls of ribbon? How many inches of ribbon does the dressmaker have, in total?

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Answer:

1620 peices

Explanation:

9 ft = 9 x 12 (12 inches make 1 ft) = 108 x 15 rolls = 1620 inches

1620 inches divided by 4 inches = 405 peices

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User Derek Greer
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1620 - written as 4•3•9•15
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