Jenna uses 18 inches of ribbon for each box she wraps. How many yards of ribbon does she needs to wrap 4 boxes?

Mathematics · Middle School · Wed Jan 13 2021

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Given : 

Length of ribbon needed to wrap a box = 18 inches

Number of boxes = 4

So, ribbon needed to wrap 4 boxes = 4 × 18

= 72 inches

We know,

1 yard = 36 inches

So, length of ribbon in yards = 72/ 36 yards

= 2 yards

 

So, 2 yards ribbon is needed to wrap 4 boxes.