Jane has 15 ft. of ribbion and used 1 1/4 ft. for each bow she makes. how many bows can jane make from the ribbon?

Answer 1

The equation would be 15÷1.25
Jane can make 12 bows from the ribbon.

Answer 2

15/(5/4) = 15 * (4/5) = 60/5 = ?

Answer 3

Sadie can you tell me how you did the equation?

Answer 4

Maria -- it isn't an equation. She divided 15 by 1.25.

Answer 5

15 ft is the amount of ribbon that Jane has. 1 1/4 ft is the amount of ribbon needed for each bow- 1 1/4 ft can also equal 1.25 ft because 1/4= 0.25 and 1=1. Therefore, 15 feet divided by 1.25 equals 12. This can be proven by multiplying 12 by 1.25 which equals 15.

Answer 6

thank you