Mrs. Hinojosa had 75 feet of ribbon. If each of the 18 students in her
class gets an equal length of ribbon, how long will each piece be?
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2. Using a whole number of feet and a whole number of inches, and

4 feet 2 inches

Step-by-step explanation:

Total Ribbon = 75 feet

Total Students = 18

If equally cut, each student will get the total divided by number of students, that would be:

75/18

That would be:

feet per student

Now, we need the fractional part as inches.

We know 12 inches is 1 feet, so 1/6th feet is:

The fractional part is "2 inches"

Thus,

each piece would be 4 feet 2 inches

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