Q. Test Prep11 Lamar has 80 inches of ribbon to tie onto some balloons. He attaches 1 foot of ribbon to each balloon. How many balloons have ribbons?
Convert to inches: First, convert feet to inches because Lamar's ribbon length is in inches and he uses 1 foot for each balloon. There are 12 inches in 1 foot.
Divide total by balloon length: Now, divide the total ribbon length by the length of ribbon used for each balloon. So, 80 inches divided by 12 inches per balloon.
Perform division: Perform the division: 80÷12=6 with a remainder. Since we can't have a fraction of a balloon, we'll only count whole balloons.
Calculate total balloons: So, Lamar can tie ribbons on 6 balloons with the 80 inches of ribbon he has.
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