Nicole has used 6 feet of ribbon.This represents 3/8 of the total amount of the ribbon she started with. How much ribbon did Nicole have at the start? Draw a picture to help you think.

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Nicole has used 6 feet of ribbon.This represents 3/8 of the total amount of the ribbon she started with. How much ribbon did Nicole have at the start? Draw a picture to help you think.

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3/8x=6. x=6*8/3. x=2*8. x=16. Nicole started with 16 feet of string.

Vimal Bhaskar answered Sep 22, 2017

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