Question

Angie is making wreaths to sell at a craft show. She has 6.5 yards of ribbon. Each wreath has a bow made from 1 1/3 yards of ribbon. How many bows can she

make. (My friends got 4 bows right but I just need the work..) thanks!

Answer 1

Angie has a total of 6.5 yards of ribbon. Her goal is to take advantage over it by making a wreath. Each wreath has length of 1 1/3 yards.
In order for us to know how many wreath will be made, we'll divide the fraction to the total length of the ribbon.

= 6.5 / 1 1/3
= 6 1/2 / 4/3
= 13/2 * 3/4
= 39 / 8
= 4.875

So, there are 4 bows or wreath can be made.