Cleo bought 10 feet of ribbon for costumes. He used 2 feet of ribbon last week. He cut the remaining ribbon into 1/6-foot pieces. How many pieces of ribbon does Cleo have?

48 yep

To find the number of pieces of ribbon Cleo has, we first need to calculate the length of ribbon left after using 2 feet from the initial 10 feet.

Remaining length of ribbon = Total length of ribbon - Length used
= 10 feet - 2 feet
= 8 feet

Since Cleo cuts the remaining ribbon into 1/6-foot pieces, we need to divide the remaining length by 1/6.

Number of pieces of ribbon = Remaining length ÷ Length of each piece
= 8 feet ÷ 1/6 feet

To divide by a fraction, we multiply by its reciprocal. So, we have:

Number of pieces of ribbon = 8 feet × 6/1 feet
= 48 pieces

Cleo has 48 pieces of ribbon.