If it takes 8 inches of ribbon to make a bow, how many bows can be made from 3 feet of ribbon?

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Mark Kononov
Nov 9, 2015

You can make 4 bows, and have enough ribbon left for one half of a bow.

Explanation:

First, we convert feet into inches. A foot equals 12 inches so 3 feet equal 36 inches. Then, we divide by 8. 36/8 = 4.5, and we can say that 4 bows can be made.

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