Pregunta
Aisha had a roll of ribbon. She used
of the ribbon to decorate cards and had
17 feet of ribbon left. She then used
of the remaining ribbon to wrap gifts.
a What was the original length of the roll of ribbon?
b What was the remaining length of ribbon after Aisha used them to wrap gifts?
17 feet of ribbon left. She then used
a What was the original length of the roll of ribbon?
b What was the remaining length of ribbon after Aisha used them to wrap gifts?
Ask by Robbins Bob. in the United States
Jan 22,2025
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a. The original length of the ribbon was 20 feet.
b. After wrapping gifts, 13.6 feet of ribbon remained.
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To find the original length of the roll of ribbon, let’s denote the original length as
. Since Aisha used
of the ribbon, that means she had
left after decorating the cards. According to the problem, this remaining
equals
feet.
So, we can express this as:
To find
, divide both sides by
:
Thus, the original length of the ribbon was
feet.
After using
for decorating cards, Aisha had
feet left. Now she uses
of this remaining ribbon to wrap gifts. Calculating
:
After wrapping gifts, the remaining length of the ribbon will be:
Therefore, after wrapping gifts, Aisha has
feet of ribbon left.
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