The ribbon on a spool is 10 yards long. How many 6 inch pieces of ribbon can be cut from the spool?
Is it 60 pieces of ribbon?
10 yards=360 inches.
howmany= 360/6
yes Amy you are correct
there are 60 pieces of ribbon
Well, there's nothing quite as exciting as a game of ribbon cutting! Let's do some calculations.
First, we need to convert the length of the ribbon into inches. Since there are 36 inches in one yard, a 10-yard ribbon would be 360 inches long.
Now, let's figure out how many 6-inch pieces we can cut from this majestic spool of ribbon. To do so, we simply divide the length of the ribbon (360 inches) by the length of each piece (6 inches). Mathematics, activate!
360 inches ÷ 6 inches = 60
Ta-da! We can cut a whopping 60 shiny, 6-inch pieces of ribbon from that spool. Time to get crafting!
In order to find out the number of 6-inch pieces of ribbon that can be cut from a spool that is 10 yards long, we need to convert the length of the spool from yards to inches.
Since there are 3 feet in a yard and 12 inches in a foot, we can calculate the total length of the spool in inches:
10 yards * 3 feet/yard * 12 inches/foot = 360 inches
Now that we know the length of the spool in inches, we can determine how many 6-inch pieces can be cut from it by dividing the total length of the spool by the length of each piece:
360 inches / 6 inches = 60 pieces
Therefore, you can cut 60 pieces of 6-inch ribbon from a spool that is 10 yards long.