Vanessa had 2 rolls of ribbon. Each roll had 5 3/5 yards of ribbon. She cut the ribbon into 8 equal size strips. What was the length of each equal size strip?

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Broderick Davidson

23 March, 23:47

Vanessa had 2 rolls of ribbon. Each roll had 5 3/5 yards of ribbon. She cut the ribbon into 8 equal size strips. What was the length of each equal size strip?

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Lizbeth Griffin · Answer 1

The total of both rolls would be 11 1/5 yards. I believe that, in order to have all the ribbon cut into 8 total equal strips, they would all have to be cut into 1 2/5 strips. Best of luck to you!