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Carmey and betty are wrapping gifts for their mother. carmey is making the bows . she has 37(1/3) yards of ribbon,how many bows can carmey make?

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Final answer:

Carmey can make approximately 37.33 bows.

Step-by-step explanation:

To find out how many bows Carmey can make, we need to determine how much ribbon is used for each bow. Let's assume Carmey uses 1 yard of ribbon for each bow. So, if she has 37(1/3) yards of ribbon, she can make 37(1/3) bows. However, we cannot make fraction of bows, so we need to convert the mixed number into an improper fraction. 37(1/3) is equal to 37 + 1/3 which can be written as 37/1 + 1/3 = (111/3) + (1/3) = 112/3. Therefore, Carmey can make 112/3 bows or approximately 37.33 bows.

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