Question

A hairdresser is making 4 hair bows. She needs 13/16 yards for each bow. If she has 6 1/8 yards of ribbon, how much will be leftover after making the bows?

Answer 1

2 7/8 yards

Explanation:

Given 6 1/8 yards of ribbon, you want the leftover amount after making 4 bows that use 13/16 yards each.

Quantity used

If each of 4 bows takes 13/16 yards, the amount required for bows is ...

4×13/16 = 13/4 . . . . yards

Quantity remaining

The amount left over is the difference between the starting amount and the amount used:

6 1/8 - 13/4 = 49/8 -26/8 = 23/8 = 2 7/8

The hairdresser has 2 7/8 yards of ribbon remaining.

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