Question

Nicole used 3/8 of her ribbon to wrap a present if she used 6 feet of ribbon for the present how much ribbon did Nicole have at first

Answer 1

To solve this, put the numbers into a ratio/fraction that you can cross multiply with.

`(3)/(8)= (6)/(x)`
You are trying to find x, so cross multiply.
3x=48
divide 48 by 3
x=16

16 feet of ribbon