Ms. carpse writes the following problem on the board. a 20-feet length of ribbon is cut into 4 equal pieces. how many inches long is each piece of ribbon? ashe says you should first divide 20 feet by y, the convert to inches. wesley’s says you should first convert 20 into inches, then divide by 4. explain how both students are correct.

Ricky takes out a $31,800 student loan to pay his expenses while he is in college. after graduation, he will begin making payments of $190.66 per month for the next 30 years to pay off the loan. how much more will ricky end up paying for the loan than the original value of $31,800? ricky will end up paying $ more than he borrowed to pay off the loan.