Question

Kirk used 10.2 centimeters of tape to wrap 3 presents. How many presents did Kirk wrap if he used 23.8 centimeters of tape?

Answer 1

Kirk wrapped 7 presents with those 23.8 cm of tape.

Explanation:

Figure out the unit rate:

10.2 cm tape

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3 presents

or

3 presents

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10.2 cm tape

Multiplying this by 23.8 cm results in the number of presents Kirk wrapped with that much tape:

(3 presents)(23.8 cm tape

--------------------------------------- = 7 presents

10.2 cm tape

Kirk wrapped 7 presents with those 23.8 cm of tape.