Question

Nora has a piece of ribbon that is 3/4 yard long. She will use 1/2 of it to make a bow. What length of the ribbon will she use for the bow?

Answer 1

Well first you have to figure out how many feet are in a yard. Answer is 3 then minus 3/4 or 75% which will give you 2.25 feet. Then do
1 / 2 of (2.25 feet) = 1.125 feet.

Answer 2

`(3)/(8)` yards

Explanation:

Length of the piece of the ribbon =
`(3)/(4)` yards

Nora will use
`(1)/(2)` of it to make a bow

i.e
`(1)/(2)` of
`(3)/(4)`

Now the actual length of the ribbon will she use for the bow can be calculated as :

=
`(1)/(2) *(3)/(4)`

=
`(3)/(8)`

Therefore, the length of the ribbon will she use for the bow =
`(3)/(8)` yards