Question

Three friends have some ribbon.carol has 42 inches of ribbon,tino has 2.5 feet of ribbon,and baxter has 1.5 yards of ribbon.express the total length of ribbon the three friends have in inches,feet and yards

Answer 1

Part A: 2.5 ft = 30 in.
1.5 yd = 54 in.

42 + 30 = 72 in.
72 + 54 = 126 in.

So, they have one hundred twenty-six inches of ribbon.

Part B: 126 in. = 10.5 ft

In other words, they have ten and a half feet of ribbon.

Part C: 126 in. = 3.5 yd.

In other, OTHER, words, they have three and a half yards of ribbon.