Mrs. Reed is decorating wreaths. She needs 24 in. of gold ribbon and 45 in. of white ribbon to tie around each wreath. The white ribbon is sold by the foot. About how many feet of white ribbon will Mrs. Reed need to make 18 wreaths?
12 inches = 1 foot
45 inches = 3.75 feet
3.75 * 18 = ?
67.5
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Mrs. Reed is decorating wreaths. She needs 24 in. of gold ribbon and 45 in. of white ribbon to tie around each wreath. The white ribbon is sold by the foot. About how many feet of white ribbon will Mrs. Reed need to make 18 wreaths?
To find out how many feet of white ribbon Mrs. Reed will need, we first need to determine the total length of white ribbon required for one wreath. Mrs. Reed needs 45 inches of white ribbon for each wreath.
Next, we need to convert the inches to feet, as the white ribbon is sold by the foot. Since there are 12 inches in a foot, we divide 45 by 12 to get the length of white ribbon required for one wreath in feet:
45 inches / 12 inches = 3.75 feet
So, Mrs. Reed needs 3.75 feet of white ribbon for one wreath.
Now, to find out how many feet of white ribbon she needs for 18 wreaths, we multiply the length required for one wreath by the number of wreaths:
3.75 feet * 18 wreaths = 67.5 feet
Therefore, Mrs. Reed will need approximately 67.5 feet of white ribbon to make 18 wreaths.