Question

Three friends each have some ribbon. Carol has 42 inches of ribbon, tino has 2.5 feet of ribbon, and Baxter has 1.5 yards of ribbon. Express the total length of ribbon the three friends have in inches, feet and yards.

Answer 1

1.5 yds......1 yd = 36 inches.....so 1.5 yds = 36 + 18 = 54 inches
2.5 ft ....1 ft = 12 inches.....so 2.5 ft = 24 + 6 = 30 inches
42 inches

added : 54 + 30 + 42 = 126 inches <==
126/12 = 10.5 ft <==
126/36 = 3.5 yds <==

Answer 2

They have, in total, 96 inches, 8 feet, or 32 yards