Question

You are making hair bows out of ribbon. You have 3/4 yard of ribbon and each bow takes 1/8 of a yard of ribbon. How many bows can you make if you want to use all of the ribbon?

Answer 1

To make bows using all of the ribbon, you can make 6 bows.

Step-by-step explanation:

To find out how many bows you can make, you need to divide the total length of ribbon by the length of ribbon needed for each bow. You have 3/4 of a yard of ribbon, and each bow takes 1/8 of a yard of ribbon. To divide fractions, you multiply the first fraction by the reciprocal of the second fraction. So, (3/4) / (1/8) = (3/4) * (8/1) = 24/4 = 6. Therefore, you can make 6 bows if you want to use all of the ribbon.

Answer 2

6 bows

Step-by-step explanation:

First find a common denominator. In this case, it would be eight. So now you would multiply your numerator by however much you multiplies your denominator.

3/4 would become 6/8.

6/8 divided by 1/8 is 6.