Question

yuki has a ribbon that is 11 1/4 feet long. She divides it into pieces that are each 1 7/8 feet long. she uses three pieces to make a bow. how many bows can she make in all

Answer 1

Number of pieces = 11 1/4 / 1 7/8
N = 45/4 / 15/8
N = 45/4 * 8/15
N = 3*2 = 6

So, 1 Bows takes = 3 pieces
Then, she could make = 6/3 = 2 bows

In short, Your Answer would be: 2 Bows

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