Can you explain or show me how to do this problem: Mary bought 8 1/2 yards of ribbon. How many inches did she buy?

4 answers

should be easy for you

how many inches in a yard?
answer: 36

how many yards does she have?
answer: 8 1/2

there are 36 inches in each one of those 8 1/2 yards

so . . . multiply 36 by 8 1/2 to find how many total inches she bought
The answer is 306.
you are correct sir
306