A spool of ribbon contains 13 1/2 inches of ribbon.
Maggie uses 2 1/4 inches of ribbon on each gift box she makes.
How many gift boxes can Maggie make with one spool of ribbon?ā
We need to divide 13 1/2 by 2 1/4 to get the number of boxes she can make.
[tex]13\frac{1}{2}\div2\frac{1}{4}[/tex]Let us simplify the above expression (first, convert the mixed fractions to simple fractions)
[tex]\begin{gathered} 13\frac{1}{2}\div2\frac{1}{4} \\ \frac{13\cdot2+1}{2}\div\frac{2\cdot4+1}{4} \\ \frac{26+1}{2}\div\frac{8+1}{4} \\ \frac{27}{2}\div\frac{9}{4} \end{gathered}[/tex]Recall that division is the reciprocal of multiplication
[tex]\begin{gathered} \frac{27}{2}\times\frac{4}{9} \\ \frac{3}{2}\times4 \\ 3\times2 \\ 6 \end{gathered}[/tex]Therefore, Maggie can make 6 gift boxes with one spool of ribbon.
