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Leah has 6 1/4​ yards of ribbon to make bows. Each bow is made from a piece of ribbon that is 1/3 ​ yard long. What is the maximum number of complete bows Leah can make?

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Leah can make 18 complete bows. She will then have 1/4 yards of fabric left over. This is true because there are 3 thirds to a whole and there are 6 complete yards of ribbon. 3 x 6 = 18. Then we get left with an extra 1/4 yards of fabric because 1/4 is less and a third.
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