Question

llene is making bows for gift wrapping. She uses 1 feet of ribbon for each 3 bow. How much ribbon will she need to make 12 bows?​

Answer 1

4 feet of ribbon

Explanation:

Because she uses 1 feet of ribbon for each 3 bows, we can create a fraction.

1 ft / 3 bows = x ft / 12 bows

Cross multiplying, we get: 3x = 12

Divide by 3 and we get x = 4 (x in this case is in feet)

Answer 2

4 feet

Explanation:

Because if she used 1 feet of ribbon for 3 bows you need to multiply by 4 to 1 foot and you will get 12 bows