Ellen needs to buy 180 inches of ribbon to wrap a large present. the store sells ribbon only in whole yards. How many yards does Ellen need to buy to have enough ribbon?
36 inches are in a yard. So, 180/36. Since that's a improper fraction, we must make it proper. 180/36 as a PROPER fraction is 5, so.., your answer is 5. Ellen must buy 5 yards of ribbon. Hope this helps.
