a piece of ribbon is 4 1/2 feet long. a piece of blue ribbon is 1 yd long. How many feet longer is the piece of red ribbon than the piece of blue ribbon?
1 yard = 3 feet
4 1/2 - 3 = ?
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To find out how many feet longer the red ribbon is compared to the blue ribbon, we need to convert the measurements to the same unit (feet).
Given:
1 yard = 3 feet
First, let's convert the length of the blue ribbon to feet:
1 yard = 3 feet
Now, let's calculate the length of the blue ribbon in feet:
Blue ribbon = 1 yard = 3 feet
Next, let's convert the length of the red ribbon to feet:
The length of the red ribbon is given as 4 1/2 feet.
Now let's calculate that value:
4 1/2 feet = 4 feet + 1/2 feet
= 4 feet + (1/2) * 2 (to make the denominator the same as 2)
= 4 feet + 1 foot
= 5 feet
So, the length of the red ribbon is 5 feet.
Finally, we can calculate how many feet longer the red ribbon is than the blue ribbon:
Red ribbon - Blue ribbon = 5 feet - 3 feet
= 2 feet
Therefore, the red ribbon is 2 feet longer than the blue ribbon.