<u>equations</u> 8yardsx3ft=24ft ribbon | 24ft ribbon/2 ribbon*=12 bows| * Each bow is made of 2 ft of ribbon, The total number of ft you have of ribbon is 24 feet. In order to find how many ribbons you can make. Divid the total feet of ribbon by the feet needed in order to make 1 bow, 2ft ribbon. 24ft/2ft=12ft ribbon. ------------------------------------ 1 yard 8yard -------=--------= total number of feet 3 ft (X)ft
1 yard 8yard -------=--------= total number of feet 3 ft (X)ft
3ftX8yard˚ ------------=24ft 1 yard˚
3unit1(X)8unit2 -----------------=24ft 1unit2 ˚ if you multiply by then divid by units, the same units will cancel out and you get left with the other unit. In this case it will be ft.
So it is really easy to solve firstly we can see how much does the first 10 boxes make which makes around 75$ obviously. Secondly 55$ for the next 10 boxes.
So for now we can simply calculate that we have spent around 130$ which means 20 boxes. The remaining money left is 18$ so we can buy 18/4.5 = 4 only 4 boxes with that money. Hence a total of 24 boxes.
