Question

A dressmaker needs to cut 12-inch pieces of ribbon from rolls of ribbon that are 6 feet in length. How many 12-inch pieces can the dressmaker cut from 10 of these rolls of ribbon?

Before you try that problem, answer the question below.
How many inches of ribbon does the dressmaker have, in total?

Answer 1

he can cut 60 strips or ribbon

Explanation:

The dressmaker has 720 inches of ribbon

from each roll of ribbon, he can make 6 12-inch pieces or ribbon

she has 10 rolls

so 6(strips per roll) x 10(amount of rolls) = 60 strips :)