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?

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adelina 88 [10] · Answer 1 · 2022-04-08T06:45:14+03:00

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Answer:

4 feet

Step-by-step 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

mafiozo [28] · Answer 2 · 2022-04-08T08:54:26+03:00

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Answer:

4 feet of ribbon

Step-by-step 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)