Kaitlin got a prepaid debit card with $30 on it. For her first purchase with the card, she bought some bulk ribbon at a craft stor

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Kaitlin got a prepaid debit card with $30 on it. For her first purchase with the card, she bought some bulk ribbon at a craft store. The price of the ribbon was 16 cents per yard. If after that purchase there was $27.28 left on the card, how many yards of ribbon did Kaitlin buy?

Ladonna · Answer

Answer:    frac{17}{100}   Step-by-step explanation:   (30 - 27.28) ÷ 16   frac{2.72}{16} multiple both the numerator and denominator    frac{272}{1600} =  frac{17}{100} = 0.17

Ladonna · Answer

Answer:   43.52 yards of ribbon   Step-by-step explanation:   First you want to subtract $30 - $27.28 = $2.72 to get the missing amount,  Now you do $2.72 x $0.16 = 43.52 yards  $0.16 was how much each yard costs

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