Elsa got a prepaid debit card with 25 on it. For her first purchase with the card, she bought some bulk ribbon at a craft store. The price of the ribbon was 21 cents per yard. If after that purchase there was 15.76 left on the card, how many yards of ribbon did Elsa buy?

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Elsa got a prepaid debit card with  25 on it. For her first purchase with the card, she bought some bulk ribbon at a craft store. The price of the ribbon was 21 cents per yard. If after that purchase there was  15.76 left on the card, how many yards of ribbon did Elsa buy?

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Step:1 ：Find the amount Elsa spent on ribbon: (25 - 15.76 = 9.24)Step:2 ：Divide the amount spent by the price per yard: (frac{9.24}{0.21} = 44)Step:3 ：(boxed{44}) yards of ribbon

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Step: 1 ：Find the amount Elsa spent on ribbon: (25 - 15.76 = 9.24)Step: 2 ：Divide the amount spent by the price per yard: (frac{9.24}{0.21} = 44)Step: 3 ：(boxed{44}) yards of ribbon

Elsa got a prepaid debit card with $\$ 25$ on it. For her first purchase with the card, she bought some bulk ribbon at a craft store. The price of the ribbon was 21 cents per yard. If after that purchase there was $\$ 15.76$ left on the card, how many yards of ribbon did Elsa buy?

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