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Zoe used 3/8 of her ribbon to wrap a present. If she uses 9 feet of ribbon for the present how much ribbon did Zoe have it first?

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Let the total ribbon Zoe had was x feet.

Out of x feet, she used 3/8 part of it.

Hence,
(3x)/(8)

3/8 part of the original ribbon is equal to 9 feet.

Hence, we get


(3x)/(8) = 9

=> Multiply 8 on both sides.


3x=72

Divide both sides by 3


(3x)/(3)=(72)/(3)


x=24 ft

Zoe had 24 feet of ribbon in starting... Answer

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