Anais bought 2 1/2 yards of ribbon. She had 2 feet 8 inches of ribbon left after trimming some curtains. How many inches of ribbon did Anais use to trim the curtains?
2 1/2yds * 36in/yd = 5/2 * 36 = 90 in.
2 ft-8in = 32 in.
90 - 32 =
To find the length of ribbon Anais used to trim the curtains, we need to convert the units to a common form.
First, let's convert 2 1/2 yards to inches.
There are 36 inches in a yard, so 2 1/2 yards is equal to (2.5 yards * 36 inches/yard) = 90 inches.
Next, let's convert 2 feet 8 inches to inches.
There are 12 inches in a foot, so 2 feet is equal to (2 feet * 12 inches/foot) = 24 inches.
Hence, 2 feet 8 inches is equal to (24 inches + 8 inches) = 32 inches.
Now, to find the length of ribbon used to trim the curtains, we subtract the length left from the original length:
90 inches (original length) - 32 inches (leftover length) = 58 inches.
Therefore, Anais used 58 inches of ribbon to trim the curtains.
To find out how many inches of ribbon Anais used to trim the curtains, we need to first convert the yards into inches.
1 yard = 3 feet
1 foot = 12 inches
So, 2 1/2 yards would be calculated as follows:
2 yards = 2 yards × 3 feet/yard = 6 feet
1/2 yard = (1/2) yard × 3 feet/yard = 1.5 feet
Adding these two values together, we have:
6 feet + 1.5 feet = 7.5 feet
Now, we need to convert the remaining 2 feet 8 inches into feet for easy addition.
2 feet + 8 inches = 2 feet + (8 inches ÷ 12 inches/foot) = 2 feet + 0.67 feet = 2.67 feet
Now, we can add the initial length of the ribbon to the remaining length:
7.5 feet + 2.67 feet = 10.17 feet
Finally, we can convert the answer from feet back to inches:
10.17 feet × 12 inches/foot = 122.04 inches
Therefore, Anais used approximately 122.04 inches of ribbon to trim the curtains.
1 yard = 36 inches
1 foot = 12 inches
Can you take it from there?