Ty needs to cut strips of wrapping paper that are each 9 inches wide. If Ty has 2 rolls of rapping paper that are each 15 feet long, how many 9- inch strips can he cut?
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To find out how many 9-inch strips Ty can cut from the rolls of wrapping paper, we need to convert the measurements to a common unit.
First, let's convert the length of each roll of wrapping paper from feet to inches. Since there are 12 inches in one foot, we can multiply 15 feet by 12 to get:
15 feet * 12 inches/foot = 180 inches
So each roll of wrapping paper is 180 inches long.
Next, we need to determine how many 9-inch strips can be cut from each roll. We can do this by dividing the length of one roll by the width of each strip:
180 inches / 9 inches = 20 strips
Therefore, Ty can cut 20 strips from each roll of wrapping paper.
Since Ty has 2 rolls of wrapping paper, we can multiply the number of strips per roll by the number of rolls:
20 strips/roll * 2 rolls = 40 strips
Therefore, Ty can cut a total of 40 9-inch strips from the 2 rolls of wrapping paper.