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Ruby uses 1/4 yard of ribbon to make 2 bows.Which expression shows the length of ribbon in each bow?

Ruby uses 1/4 yard of ribbon to make 2 bows.Which expression shows the length of ribbon-example-1
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Answer:

1/4 divided 2=8

Explanation:

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What you can do in this case is a rule of three to determine the length of each bow.
We have then:
1/4 ---> 2
x ------> 1
Clearing x we have:
x = (1/2) * (1/4)
x = 1/8
Answer:
the length of ribbon in each bow is
x = 1/8
Equivalently:
x = (1/4) / 2
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