Question

Evren used 24 centimeters of tape to wrap 3 presents. How many presents would Evren be able to wrap with 112 cm of tape?

Answer 1

Answer:

14

Step-by-step explanation:

Since we're given the conversion 24 cm for every 3 presents wrapped, we can divide our total amount of tape by this conversion, assuming a constant proportion.

Evren has 112 cm of tape. We can write the following proportion:

$\frac{112}{x}=\frac{24}{3}$, where $x$ is the number of presents he can wrap with 112 cm.

Cross-multiplying, we have:

$24x=336,\\x=\frac{336}{24}=\boxed{14\text{ presents}}$