Question

Alyssa has 2.1 meters of ribbon to make bows. She needs to make 3 bows. If she uses an equal amount of ribbon for each of her bows, and uses all of the ribbons she has, how much ribbon will she use for each bow?

Use the Math Learning Center App, Number Pieces to show your thinking using place value blocks. Enter your answer and explain how you used the place value blocks to model the problem.

Answer 1

0.7 ribbon

Explanation:

To find how much is needed, use division.

So, to show your work:

2.1 divided by 3 = 0.7

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