Question

Mike is cutting bows out of ribbon which will be used to warp gifts. If mike needs 3 1/2 feet of ribbon to make a bow, and he has 14 feet of ribbon, then how many bows can mike make?

Answer 1

Mike can make 4 bows

Explanation:

Given

`1\ bow = 3(1)/(2)\ ft`

`Ribbon = 14\ ft`

Required

Determine the number of bows he can make

To do this, we simply divide the length of the ribbon by length of 1 bow:

i.e.

`Number = Ribbon/1\ bow`

`Number = 14\ ft/3(1)/(2)\ ft`

`Number = 14/3(1)/(2)`

`Number = 14/(7)/(2)`

Convert to *

`Number = 14 * (2)/(7)`

`Number = (28)/(7)`

`Number = 4`

Hence, Mike can make 4 bows