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Kate needed to cut 2 pieces of ribbonfor a sewing project. The first pieceof ribbon she cut was 16 inches long.The second piece of ribbon had to betwice as long as the first piece. Whatwas the total amount of ribbon thatKate needed to cut?A: 2ftB: 2 1/3C: 3ftD: 4ft

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The first piece was

[tex]16in[/tex]

The second piece was twice as long. Therefore, the second piece was

[tex]2\times16in=32in[/tex]

The total amount of ribbon she used was:

[tex]16in+32in=48in[/tex]

Now, let's convert that into ft using a rule of three:

Therefore,

[tex]x=\frac{48}{12}\rightarrow x=4ft[/tex]

She needed to cut a total of 4ft of ribbon

(Answer D)

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