Joshua has 3 yards of ribbon. He needs 1/4 yard to make 1 bow. How many bows can he make?

3 answers

12 bows
Here is the process. Let b = #bows.

1/4b = 3

Multiply both sides by 4.

b = 12
John has three yards to make bows he needs three fourth how many bows can he make solve problem using division