Question

Joanne was hired by a florist to make large boes for holidays wreaths each roll of ribbon has 20 yards joanne used 3 1/2 rolls of ribbons to make 15 bows how many feet of ribbon did she use to make each bow

Answer 1

Answer: Each bow needs 4.67 yards of ribbon.

Explanation:

We know that each roll has 20 yd.

She used 3 + 1/2 rolls, then the total length used will be (3 + 1/2) times the length of each roll, this is:

(3 + 1/2)*20 yd = (6/2 + 1/2)*20yd = (7/2)*20yd = 70 yd.

With tose 70 yards of ribbon, she made 15 bows, then the length of ribbon used in each bow will be equal to the quotient between the total length used and the number of ribbons made with it, this is:

70yd/15 = 4.67 yards

Each bow needs 4.67 yards of ribbon.