Question

Joanie removed all the ribbon from a roll. She cut the ribbon into 9 equal pieces. Each piece of ribbon was 1/2 yard long.

How long was the ribbon that was on the roll?

Answer 1

\[4 \frac{ 1 }{ 2 }\] yds

Answer 2

Would you like me to teach you how to do this on your own?

Answer 3

If each piece is 1/2 yard long, then 9 pieces will be 9*1/2= 4.5 yards!

Answer 4

this is just a multiplication of fractions problem