Question

I need help one this question:

In case you can't read it, it says: Nicole is making 1,000 bows for people who donate to the library book sale. She needs a piece of ribbon that is 0.75 meter long for each bow. How many meters of ribbon does Nicole need to make he bows? Explain how to find the answer.

Answer 1

1,000 bows x 0.75 meters
= 750 meters

We know that Nicole is making 1,000 bows and that each bow requires 0.75 m of a piece of ribbon.  Therefore, we can multiply the number of bows by the length needed to make each bow in order to determine the total meters of ribbon needed to make all the bows - it's like adding 0.75 meters a thousand times for each bow.  When multiplying, you get a product of 750 meters.