+5 Cheryl has 5 ft of ribbon. She cuts a 3 3/4-ft strip to make a hair bow. Then she cuts a 5/6- ft strip for a border on a scrapbook page. Is there enough
Cheryl has 5 ft of ribbon. She cuts a 3 3/4-ft strip to make a hair bow. Then she cuts a 5/6- ft strip for a border on a scrapbook page. Is there enough
Let's change everything to inches 5 ft = 60 in ( 1 foot contains 12 inches )
3 3/4 ft = 36+9 = 45 in ( 3/4 is the same as 9/12 )
5/6 ft = 10 in ( 5/6 is the same as 10/12 )
So, Cheryl uses 45 in for a hair bow
and Cheryl uses 10 in for a border 45 in + 10 in = 55 in
Cheryl had 60 in to start with, therefore YES there is enough ribbon
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