Question

What's the answer to this? and please explain.

Answer 1

Answer: No, there isn't enough ribbon

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Use this formula

a & b/c = (a*c+b)/c

to convert from a mixed number to an improper fraction

So,

a & b/c = (a*c+b)/c

3 & 3/4 = (3*4+3)/4

3 & 3/4 = 15/4

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Next, we add the fractions 15/4 and 5/6. The denominators aren't the same, so we can't add right away. We need to get the denominators to the LCD.

In this case, the LCD is 4*6 = 24

• The fraction 15/4 becomes 90/24 after multiplying top and bottom by 6.
• The fraction 5/6 becomes 20/24 after multiplying top and bottom by 4

Now we can add the fractions:

90/24+20/24 = (90+20)/24 = 110/24

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So far, we've added the 3&3/4 portion to the 5/6 portion to get the result 110/24

The last thing to do is to add on the two 1/3 ft pieces, which means we're adding on 2/3 of a foot

2/3 = 16/24 after multiplying top and bottom by 8

Add this to the result of the last section

110/24+16/24 = (110+16)/24 = 126/24

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From here, we convert the improper fraction 126/24 to decimal form

Using a calculator, you should find that 126/24 = 5.25

The result is larger than 5, which means she used too much ribbon. There won't be enough ribbon to do everything she wants to do.

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The shortcut we can take is to type the following into the calculator

3+3/4+5/6+2/3

doing so should lead to 5.25

Answer 2

Answer:

Yes

Step-by-step explanation:

So at the begining, Cherly has 60 in (12inx5ft) of ribbon. She uses 45 in(3.75x12) to make the hair bow, leaving 15 in of ribbon. She, then, uses 10 in (5/6x12) of ribbon, leaving 5 in. After that, Cheryl uses 8 in [2(1/3x12)] to put on the picture frame, leaving two inches of ribbon.