An 8 ft sprawl of ribbon cost $4.80. If the ribbon is cut into 16 pieces. What is the cost of each ribbon?

Question

An 8 ft sprawl of ribbon cost $4.80. If the ribbon is cut into 16 pieces. What is the cost of each ribbon?

A) 30 cents

B) 40 cents

C) 60 cents

D) 80 cents

Answer 1

Cassandra,

The fact that the ribbon is 8 feet long doesn’t matter. Just divide $4.80 by 16 to get 30 cents.