Question

Maddie bought 3 2/3 yards of satin ribbon at the craft store. She wanted to make hair bows for the cheer squad. Each bow requires 2/3 of a yard of ribbon. How many complete bows can she make?

Answer 1

4

Explanation:

Given that:

Total yards of satin bought by Maddie =
`3(2)/(3)` yards

Number of yards required make one ribbon =
`(2)/(3)` yards

To find:

Number of complete bows that can be made ?

Solution:

First of all, let us learn about converting the mixed fraction to fractional form.

Formula:

`a(b)/(c) = (a* c+b)/(c)`

Therefore, total yards of satin bought by Maddie can be written in fractional form as:

`3(2)/(3) = (3* 3+2)/(3) = (11)/(3)`

One hair bow requires
`(2)/(3)` yards of ribbon.

Number of hair bows that can be made, can be found by dividing the total ribbon length by ribbon required for making one hair bow.

Answer is:

`((11)/(3))/((2)/(3))\\\Rightarrow (11* 3)/(2* 3)\\\approx 4`

4 hair bows can be made.