Problema Solution
Ruth bought 5 yards of ribbon at the craft store. Of the ribbon Ruth bought, 5/6 was white. How many yards of white ribbon did Ruth buy?
Answer provided by our tutors
5/6 of 5 yards is the length of the white ribbon:
(5/6)*5 = 25/6 = 4 1/6 yd or approximately 4.17 yd of the ribbon is white.