Jamal use 1/2 yards of ribbon
Jamal used 1/3 yard of ribbon to tie a package and 1/6 yard of ribbon to tie a bow. How many yards of ribbon did Jamal use?
Jamal used 1/3 yard of ribbon to tie a package and 1/6 yard of ribbon to tie a bow. Therefore the total of ribbon Jamal used is:
[tex]\frac{1}{3} + \frac{1}{6} = \frac{2}{6} +\frac{1}{6}= \frac{3}{6} or \frac{1}{2}[/tex] yards of ribbon
How many yards of ribbon did Jamal use? Jamal use 1/2 yards of ribbon
The yard (yd) is English unit of length comprises 3 feet or 36 inches. It is by international agreement standardized as exactly 0.9144 meters. Yard is defined as a measurement of length that equals 3 feet or 36 inches. An example of a yard is the length measurement that is used to sell fabric.
A ribbois a thin band of material, typically cloth but also plastic or sometimes metal, used as decorative binding and tying.
We also can draw 1/3 yard of ribbon as 33.333% of all yards, and 1/6 as 16.6666% of all yards as shown in the picture below.
Grade: 5
Subject: math
Chapter: yards
Keywords: ribbon, yard, package, bow, tie
