Question

Vicki has a 40 inch roll of ribbon. She used 2 feet of the ribbon to wrap a gift. How many inches of ribbon does she have left?

Answer 1

convert 2ft to inches
1ft=12 inchestimes 2 both sides2ft=24 inches


24 in used means -24
40-24=16
she has 16in left of ribbon

Answer 2

Vicki has 40 inches of ribbon

She uses 2 feet of ribbon to wrap a gift.

Convert feets into inches.

1 ft = 12 in

Multiply 2 feet with 12 inches

2 x 12 = 24

Subtract 24 from the total

40 - 24 = 16

16 inches is left

hope this helps