Question

How many bows can you make from 3 2/3 meters of ribbon if one bow takes 1/4 meter of ribbon?

Answer 1

14 bows can be made from
`3(2)/(3)` meters of ribbon.

Explanation:

Given that:

Length of ribbon available to make bows =
`3(2)/(3)` meters =
`(11)/(3)` meters

Ribbon used to make 1 bow = 1/4 meter

Let,

x be the number of bows made.

`(1)/(4)x=(11)/(3)`

Multiplying both sides by 4

`4*(1)/(4)x=(11)/(3)*4`

x =
`(44)/(3)`

x = 14.66

As the number of bows cannot be in decimal.

Hence,

14 bows can be made from
`3(2)/(3)` meters of ribbon.