there is 12 inches in a foot. 1/3 of a foot would be 4 inches
take 9 x 12 (Inches in a foot) = 108 and divide by four
the answer is 27. so he can get 27 ribbons out of 9 ft. of ribbon
Answer with explanation:
Total Length of Ribbon = 9 feet
Length of Ribbon used to make bookmark [tex]=\frac{1}{3}[/tex]foot
Total number of ribbons Jim can make from 9 feet of ribbon
[tex]=\frac{\text{Total Length of Ribbon}}{\text{Length of ribbon used to make bookmark}}\\\\=\frac{9}{\frac{1}{3}}\\\\=9 \times 3=27[/tex]
=27 Ribbons
