Question

you need 1 1/4 feet of string to make 20 holiday ornaments. to make 14 holiday ornaments you will need

Answer 1

we know that

$1\frac{1}{4} =(1*4+1)/4=5/4=1.25 ft$

by proportion

$\frac{1.25}{20} =\frac{x}{14} \\ \\20*x=14*1.25\\ \\x=0.875\ feet$

$0.875\ feet=\frac{7}{8}\ feet$

therefore

the answer is

$\frac{7}{8}\ feet$