Question

To complete her holiday wrapping Bella needs identical strips of ribbon measuring 3.5 feet each she has 85 feet of ribbon in total about how many prices of ribbon can she cut from this long strip

Answer 1

Answer:

She can cut 24 ribbon from this long strip.

Step-by-step explanation:

Given that,

Bella needs identical strips of ribbon measuring 3.5 feet each.

She has 85 feet of ribbon.

3.5 feet is length of 1 ribbon.

1    feet is length of $\frac{1}{3.5}$ ribbon

85 feet is length of $\frac{1\times 85}{3.5}$ ribbon

                              ≈24.28

$\frac{85}{3.5}=\frac{85\times10}{35}=\frac{85\times2}{7}=\frac{170}{7}$

7) 170(24

   14

_______

     30

     28

  ______

        2

So, she can cut 24 ribbon from this long strip.