Question

Three friends each have some ribbon. Carol has 90 inches of ribbon, Tino has 7.5 feet of ribbon, and Baxter has 3.5 yards of ribbon. Express the total length of ribbon the three friends have in inches, feet, and yards.

Answer 1

Answer: 306 inches or 25.5 feet or 8.5 yards.

Step-by-step explanation:

Given: Carol has 90 inches of ribbon, Tino has 7.5 feet of ribbon, and Baxter has 3.5 yards of ribbon.

1 feet = 12 inches

length of ribbon Tino has = 12 x 7.5 = 90 inches

1 yard = 36 inches

length of ribbon Baxter has = 3.5 x 36 = 126 inches

Total ribbon they have = (length of ribbon Carol has) + (length of ribbon Tino has) + (length of ribbon Baxter has)

= (90+90+126) inches

= 306 inches

In feet , Total ribbon = $\dfrac{306}{12}\text{ feet}$   $[\text{ 1 inch}=\dfrac{1}{12}\text{ feet}]$

$=\text{25.5 feet}$

In yards, Total ribbon =$\dfrac{25.5}{3}\text{ yards}$    $[\text{1 feet}=\dfrac{1}{3}\text{ yard}]$

$=\text{ 8.5 yards}$

Hence, the total length of ribbon the three friends have is 306 inches or 25.5 feet or 8.5 yards.