Question

Amanda has a piece of ribbon that is 1/4 yards long she wants to share the ribbon with two friends so that they can each wear ribbon for breast cancer awareness month if each of the three friends get the same amount how much ribbon will each person get

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Answer:

1/12 yard = 3 inches

Explanation:

Each friend gets 1/3 of the ribbon, so ...

1/3(1/4 yd) = 1/12 yd

In inches, that is ...

(1/12 yd)×(36 in/yd) = 3 in

Each friend gets 1/12 yard, or 3 inches.