Question

Holy has 12 feet of ribbon. if she uses 3.5 feet to wrap one gift ,what is the maximum length of ribbon holly can use to wrap the rest of her gift

Answer 1

Hey!

OK, so we need to find out how much ribbon she will have left in the end to use for the rest of her gifts.

12 - 3.5 = 8.5

The maximum length of ribbon Holly can use to wrap the rest of her gifts is 8.5 feet.

Hope this helps!

Answer 2

Total length of the ribbon,

→ 12 feet

Total ribbon used by Holy,

→ 3.5 feet

Now we have to,

find the maximum length of ribbon, that holly can use to wrap the rest of her gift.

The formula we use,

→ Length of ribbon - Ribbon used by Holy

Let's find the required value,

→ 12 - 3.5 = 8.5 feet

Therefore, the length of ribbon holly can use to wrap the rest of her gift is 8.5 feet.