A class is making ribbons for a fundraiser.
Each strand of ribbon is 3.5 inches long and each ribbon
requires two strands. There are 700 inches of ribbon
available to cut strands from. How many ribbons can
be made for the fundraiser?
100
200
400
1,225
To find out how many ribbons can be made, we need to find out how many strands of ribbon can be cut from the available 700 inches.
Since each strand is 3.5 inches long and each ribbon requires two strands, we need to divide 700 by (2 * 3.5) to find the number of ribbons that can be made.
700 / (2 * 3.5) = 700 / 7 = 100
Therefore, 100 ribbons can be made for the fundraiser.
To find out how many ribbons can be made for the fundraiser, we need to calculate the total length of ribbon strands required for the ribbons.
Each ribbon requires two strands, and each strand is 3.5 inches long. So, the total length of each ribbon is 2 * 3.5 = 7 inches.
The available length of ribbon to cut strands from is 700 inches.
To calculate the number of ribbons that can be made, we divide the available length of ribbon by the total length of each ribbon: 700 / 7 = 100.
Therefore, 100 ribbons can be made for the fundraiser.