Question

Jamal used 1/3 yard of ribbon to tie a package and 1/6 yard of ribbon to tie a bow. How many yards of ribbon did Jamal use?

Answer 1

Jamal use 1/2 yards of ribbon

Further explanation

Jamal used 1/3 yard of ribbon to tie a package and 1/6 yard of ribbon to tie a bow. How many yards of ribbon did Jamal use?

Jamal used 1/3 yard of ribbon to tie a package and 1/6 yard of ribbon to tie a bow. Therefore the total of ribbon Jamal used is:

$\frac{1}{3} + \frac{1}{6} = \frac{2}{6} +\frac{1}{6}= \frac{3}{6} or \frac{1}{2}$ yards of ribbon

How many yards of ribbon did Jamal use? Jamal use 1/2 yards of ribbon

The yard (yd) is English unit of length comprises 3 feet or 36 inches. It is by international agreement standardized as exactly 0.9144 meters. Yard is defined as a measurement of length that equals 3 feet or 36 inches. An example of a yard is the length measurement that is used to sell fabric.

A ribbois a thin band of material, typically cloth but also plastic or sometimes metal, used as decorative binding and tying.

We also can draw 1/3 yard of ribbon as 33.333% of all yards, and 1/6 as 16.6666% of all yards as shown in the picture below.

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Answer details

Grade:  5

Subject:  math

Chapter:  yards

Keywords:   ribbon, yard, package, bow, tie

Answer 2

1/2 a yard of ribbon.