The Student Council members make ribbons to sell for Spirit Week. Each ribbon is 3 inches long. What is the greatest number of ribbons the Student Council members can make with a total ribbon length of 18 feet 5 inches? Show your work on paper. what would answer be.
well we could do it by division or we could use our heads.
every foot of ribbon holds 4 of the three inchers so
18 feet holds 4*18 = 72 so far
Now that last 5 inches only holds one more so
73
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To find the greatest number of ribbons the Student Council members can make, we need to determine how many 3-inch ribbons can fit in a total ribbon length of 18 feet 5 inches.
First, let's convert 18 feet 5 inches into inches:
- 1 foot is equal to 12 inches, so 18 feet equals 18 x 12 = 216 inches.
- Adding 5 inches gives a total of 216 + 5 = 221 inches.
Now, we can divide the total inches by the length of each ribbon:
221 inches / 3 inches = 73.67.
Since we cannot have a fraction of a ribbon, we need to round down to the nearest whole number. Therefore, the Student Council members can make a maximum of 73 ribbons.
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