Question

It takes 3/5 feet of ribbon to make a pin. You have 9 feet of ribbon. How many pins can you make?

Answer 1

You can divide
`9` by
`(3)/(5)` to find the amount of pins, (let's call this number
`x`), you can make with
`9 $ ft$` of ribbon.


`x=9 / (3)/(5) \\ \\ x= (9)/(1) / (3)/(5) \\ \\ x= (9)/(1) * (5)/(3) \\ \\ x= (9 * 5)/(1 * 3) \\ \\ x= (45)/(3) \\ \\ x=15`

So,
`15` pins can be made.