Question

A dressmaker needs to cut 18-inch pieces of ribbon from rolls of ribbon that

are 12 feet in length. How many 18-inch pieces can the dressmaker cut from
10 of these rolls of ribbon?

Answer 1

80 pieces

Explanation:

12 ft x 12 in = 144 inches

144 in x 10 rolls = 1,440 inches

1,440 in / 18 in = 80 pieces of ribbons