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It takes 3/4 yards of ribbon to make a bow how much ribbon is needed to make 7 bows

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5 1/4 ribbon to make 7 bows

User Kiritushka
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Hello there! 3/4 yard of ribbon is needed to make 1 bow. To find the total for 7 bows, just multiply the fractions going straight. n * n / d * d. 3/4 * 7/1 is 21/4 or 5 1/4 in simplest form. 5 1/4 yards of ribbon is needed to make 7 bows.
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