Question

Ellen has 20 feet of ribbon. She uses 12 feet of ribbon to make pillows. She gives one-fourth of the remaining ribbon to her friend. How many inches of ribbon did Ellen give to her friend?

Answer 1

Answer: 2 ft

Step-by-step explanation:

Given

Ellen has 20 ft of ribbon

She uses 12 ft of ribbon to make pillow

The amount of remaining ribbon is $20-12=8\ ft$

She gives one-fourth of the remaining to her friend i.e

$\Rightarrow \dfrac{1}{4}\times 8=2\ ft$

So, she give 2 ft of ribbon to her friend.