Question

Angie has 5 ft of brightly colored ribbon she uses three three over four feet of the ribbon to decorate her desk how much ribbon does Angie have left

Answer 1

To find out how much ribbon Angie has left after using some of it to decorate her desk, we can subtract the amount of ribbon she used from the total amount she had.

Angie's total ribbon = 5 feet
Ribbon used = 3 \(\frac{3}{4}\) feet (which is the same as 3.75 feet in decimal)

Now we can perform the subtraction:

1. Convert 5 feet into a fraction for easy subtraction.
\[ 5 \text{ feet} = \frac{20}{4} \text{ feet} \]

2. Now subtract:
\[
\frac{20}{4} \text{ feet} - \frac{15}{4} \text{ feet} = \frac{5}{4} \text{ feet}
\]

3. Convert \(\frac{5}{4}\) feet back to a mixed number:
\(\frac{5}{4} = 1 \frac{1}{4}\) feet.

So, Angie has **1 \(\frac{1}{4}\) feet** of ribbon left.