Question

maddy had a piece of ribbon that was 3 1/2 yards long each bow was made from a piece of the ribbon that was 3/4 yard long how many bows can Maddy make

Answer 1

Explanation:

this is answered by "how often does 3/4 fit into 3 1/2 ?".

and that is what division is for :

3 1/2 / 3/4

(3×2 + 1)/2 / 3/4

7/2 / 3/4 = (7×4)/(2×3) = 28/6 = 14/3 = 4 2/3

Maddy can make 4 bows.

and she has some tape left, but not enough to make a 5th.