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Dena has 6.25 inches of blue ribbon, 0.375 foot of orange ribbon, and 0.5 yard of green ribbon.

How many inches of ribbon does Dena have altogether?

Show or explain your work through either decimal or fractional calculation.

Answer :

Answer:

28.75in

Step-by-step explanation:

We are expected to convert all units to inches in this problem

Step one:

given data

blue ribbon=6.25 inches

orange ribbon=0.375 foot

green ribbon=0.5 yard

Step one:

convert orange ribbon=0.375 foot to inches

1 ft = 12 in

0.375ft=xin

cross multiply

x=12*0.375

x=4.5in

orange ribbon= 4.5in

convert green ribbon yd to inches

1 yd = 36 in

0.5 yd=xin

cross multiply

x=36*0.5

x=18in

green ribbon= 36in

total lenght in inches =6.25+4.5+18

=28.75in

Dena has a total of 28.75 inches of ribbon when the lengths of blue, orange, and green ribbons are converted to inches and summed together

Blue ribbon: 6.25 inches

Orange ribbon: 0.375 foot = 0.375 * 12 = 4.5 inches

Green ribbon: 0.5 yard = 0.5 * 36 = 18 inches

Now, add all the measurements together:

6.25 + 4.5 + 18 = 28.75 inches

Therefore, Dena has 28.75 inches of ribbon altogether.

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