You are making costumes for the school play. Each costume needs a piece of ribbon that is 58
yard long. How many yards of ribbon are needed for the 24
costumes?
CLEAR CHECK
15
yards
120
yards
25
yards
3
yards
The correct answer is 120 yards.
To find this, you multiply the length of ribbon needed for one costume (5 yards) by the number of costumes (24):
58 yards x 24 costumes = 120 yards
Therefore, 120 yards of ribbon are needed for the 24 costumes.