Question

To complete her holiday wrapping Bella needs identical strips of ribbon measuring 3.5 feet each she has 85 feet of ribbon in total about how many prices of ribbon can she cut from this long strip

Answer 1

She can cut 24 ribbon from this long strip.

Explanation:

Given that,

Bella needs identical strips of ribbon measuring 3.5 feet each.

She has 85 feet of ribbon.

3.5 feet is length of 1 ribbon.

1 feet is length of
`(1)/(3.5)` ribbon

85 feet is length of
`(1* 85)/(3.5)` ribbon

≈24.28

`(85)/(3.5)=(85*10)/(35)=(85*2)/(7)=(170)/(7)`

7) 170(24

14

_______

30

28

______

2

So, she can cut 24 ribbon from this long strip.