Homework Help: Math

Posted by Alyssa on Wednesday, January 30, 2013 at 5:29pm.

Gina cut a piece of ribbon into 3 equal pieces. Then she cut off 2 inches off one piece to make it 3 inches. How long was the original piece of ribbon?

Math - Ms. Sue, Wednesday, January 30, 2013 at 5:37pm
2 + 3 = 5

5 * 3 = 15 inches

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