Nicole used 3/8 of her ribbon to wrap a present. If she used 6 feet of ribbon for the present, how much ribbon did Nicole have a

Question

3 years ago

6

t first? Rewrite the problem as a multiplication question.

1 answer:

Elis [28] · Answer 1 · 2022-03-01T11:56:27+03:00

Answer: 16

Step-by-step explanation:

From the question, we are informed that Nicole used 3/8 of her ribbon to wrap a present and that she used 6 feet of ribbon for the present,

To know how much ribbon did Nicole have at first goes thus:

Let the ribbon Nicole has at first be y

Since she used 3/8, this will be:

3/8 × y = 6

3y/8 = 6

Cross multiply

3y = 6 × 8

3y = 48

y = 48/3

y = 16

She had 16 ribbons at first