Suppose you owe 10 dollars to a friend. Each week you pay your friend at least 1 dollar back. Sometimes however you might pay your friend back 2 dollars in a week and other times you might pay your friend 5 dollars in a week. How many different payment sequences are possible

Isuck at math ; ^; m a student solved this problem and said the answer is 3 feet. chase had a roll of ribbon that contained 7 7/8  feet of ribbon. he cut off one piece that was 3 5/8  feet long and another piece that was 1 1/4  feet from the roll. how much ribbon was left on the roll? is the student's answer reasonable? yes, the answer is reasonable. no, the answer is not reasonable. it should be about 2 feet. no, the answer is not reasonable. it should be about 13 feet. no, the answer is not reasonable. it should be about 4 feet.