Faye has 5 pieces of ribbon, each 1 yard long. She cuts each ribbon into sixths.a. How many sixths will she have after cutting all the ribbons?b. How long will each of the sixths be in inches?
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Answer:a ) total number of sixth in 5 ribbon will be 6\times 5 = 30 b) length of each sixth will be = 5.97 inchesStep-by-step explanation:given data:Number of pieces of ribbon is 5each piece length 1 yardtotal number of cut in one piece of ribbon = 6a) one piece of ribbon consist of 6 sxithstherefore total number of sixth in 5 ribbon will be 6\times 5 = 30 b) each ribbon length is 1 yardso, whole ribbon is divided into 1\6 yard length which is length of individual divisionwe know that one yard is 36 inchestherefore, in 1/6 yard = 5.97 inches