Question

Samantha is using ribbon to make bows to be sold at a school fundraiser. She has 83.2 meters of ribbon. She needs 1.28 meters of ribbon for each bow. How many bows she can make?

Answer 1

We know that

• She has 83.2 meters of ribbon.

,

• She needs 1.28 meters of ribbon for each bow.

To find the number of bows she can make, we just have to divide.

$\frac{83.2}{1.28}=65$

Therefore, she can make 65 bows.