Problema Solution
devi bought some ribbon. she used 5/8 of the ribbon to make some bows. she had 6 yards of ribbon left.
how many yard of ribbon did she use for the bows?
if she made 6 bows, how many yards was each bow?
Answer provided by our tutors
let x= the length of the ribbon bought
x - (5/8)x = 6
(3/8)x = 6
x = 6*8/3
x = 16 yd
she used (5/8)*16 = 10 yd of the ribbon.
she made 6 bows out of 10 yd follows she used 10/6 = 1.67 yd per bow.