Question

question
a dressmaker needs to cut 4-inch pieces of ribbon from rolls of ribbon that are 12 feet in length. how many 4-inch pieces can the dressmaker cut from 5 of these rolls of ribbon?

before you try that problem, answer the question below.

how many inches of ribbon does the dressmaker have, in total?
720
how many 4-inch pieces are there in 720 inches?

Explanation:

Step1: Identify the total inches

We know from the previous part that the total inches of ribbon is 720 inches.

Step2: Divide total inches by piece length

To find the number of 4 - inch pieces, we divide the total length (720 inches) by the length of each piece (4 inches). So we calculate $720\div4$.
$720\div4 = 180$

Answer:

180