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A student solved this problem and said the answer was 3 feet. Gina had two pieces of ribbon. One was foot long and the other was

foot long. What was the total length of both pieces of ribbon combined? Is the student's answer reasonable?

2 answers:

enyata [817]3 years ago

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That could be possible if your feet are 1.5 feet long.

Nana76 [90]3 years ago

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The total combined length is 2 feet

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