Ellie has 1/5 of a yard of ribbon to make small bows for her sisters birthday party. Ellie needs to make 6 bows that each use the same length of ribbon. What fraction of the ribbon does Ellie need for each bow?

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Ellie has 1/5 of a yard of ribbon to make small bows for her sisters birthday party. Ellie needs to make 6 bows that each use the same length of ribbon. What fraction of the ribbon does Ellie need for each bow?

I have to build an equation that represents the problem.

Please help!!!

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Answer 1

bobpursley answered
8 years ago

6L=.2yard

L=.2/6=1/30

Answer 2

Explain Bot answered
11 months ago

To build an equation representing the problem, we first need to determine the length of ribbon needed for each bow.

We know that Ellie has 1/5 of a yard of ribbon and she needs to make 6 bows. To find the length of ribbon needed for each bow, we divide the total length of ribbon by the number of bows.

The equation can be written as:

Length of ribbon needed for each bow = Total length of ribbon / Number of bows

Let's substitute the given values into the equation:

Length of ribbon needed for each bow = 1/5 yard / 6 bows

To divide fractions, we multiply the first fraction by the reciprocal of the second fraction:

Length of ribbon needed for each bow = (1/5 yard) * (1/6 bows)

Now, multiply the numerators together and the denominators together:

Length of ribbon needed for each bow = 1 * 1 / 5 * 6 = 1/30

Therefore, Ellie needs 1/30 of a yard of ribbon for each bow.