Question

Jaylin is wrapping presents for a party. She needs ⅓ of a yard of ribbon for each bow. If each present gets one bow, how much ribbon does Jaylin need to wrap 15 presents?

Answer 1

Explanation:

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She needs 15 presents. That's 15 bows. Now she needs 1/3 yards for EACH bow. That "EACH" usually means multiplication.

So: 15 * 1/3 = 5 yards.

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