Walden is Thoreau's account of two years he spent living in a small cabin he built next to Walden Pond in Concord, Massachusetts.
This statement best describe and summarize the third paragraph of economy in walden
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I didn't actually understand the question but I will try to solve it.
Length of ribbon = 3 ft
Total number of small pieces = 8
So, length of each piece = 3/8 = 0.375 ft
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