Samantha is using ribbon to make bows to be sold at a school fundraiser. She has 83.2 meters of ribbon. She needs 1.28 meters of ribbon for each bow. How many bows she can make?

Question

A.
0.65


B.
6.5


C.
65


D.
650

Answer 1

To find out how many bows Samantha can make, we need to divide the total amount of ribbon she has by the amount of ribbon needed for each bow.

Total ribbon = 83.2 meters
Ribbon per bow = 1.28 meters

Now, we perform the division:

\[ \text{Number of bows} = \frac{83.2}{1.28} \]

Calculating that:

\[ 83.2 \div 1.28 = 65 \]

Thus, Samantha can make 65 bows.

The correct answer is C. 65.