Jalisa is using 5/6 yard of ribbon to make bows for her party favors. Jalisa needs to make 6 bows. What is the length of the ribbon used for each bow?

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Sanket Kheni · Answer 1 · 2018-11-07T17:16:41+0000

Answer: The required length of the ribbon used for each bow is 0.12 yard.

Step-by-step explanation: Given that Jalisa is using
(5)/(6) yard of ribbon to make bows for her party favors and Jalisa needs to make 6 bows.

We are to find the length of the ribbon used for each bow.

We will be using the UNITARY method to solve the problem.

Length of the ribbon used to make 6 bows is

$(5)/(6)~\textup{yard}.$

So, the length of the ribbon used to make one row is given by

((5)/(6))/(6)=(5)/(6)*(1)/(6)=(5)/(36)=0.12.

Thus, the required length of the ribbon used for each bow is 0.12 yard.