Question

Sky has 6 1\3 yards of ribbon sky is making bows of ribbon if sky used2\3 of a yard for each bow how many bows can sky make??

Answer 1

To find out how many bows Sky can make, we need to divide the total amount of ribbon by the amount of ribbon used for each bow.

1. First, convert 6 1/3 yards to an improper fraction:
\[
6 \frac{1}{3} = \frac{19}{3}
\]

2. Next, the amount of ribbon used for each bow is already given as \(\frac{2}{3}\) yards.

3. Now, divide the total ribbon by the ribbon used for each bow:
\[
\text{Number of bows} = \frac{\frac{19}{3}}{\frac{2}{3}}
\]

4. When dividing fractions, multiply by the reciprocal:
\[
\text{Number of bows} = \frac{19}{3} \times \frac{3}{2} = \frac{19 \times 3}{3 \times 2} = \frac{19}{2}
\]

5. Simplifying \(\frac{19}{2}\) gives:
\[
\frac{19}{2} = 9.5
\]

Since Sky cannot make half a bow with the ribbon, we take the whole number portion of 9.5, which means Sky can make **9 bows**.