Question

To make a bow out of ribbon, Carrie needs 1

1
4
yards of ribbon. If Carrie bought 8
3
4
yards of ribbon at a sale, how many bows could she make?

Answer 1

7 bows

Explanation:

I will assume that the numbers are
`1(1)/(4)` and
`8(3)/(4)`. To find the answer, we can do:

`8(3)/(4) / 1(1)/(4)\\ = (35)/(4) / (5)/(4) \\= (35)/(4) * (4)/(5)\\= (35)/(5)`

= 7 bows