Question

A roll of ribbon was 12 meters long. Diego cut 9 pieces of ribbon that were 0.4 meters each to tie some presents.

He then used the remaining ribbon to make some wreaths. Each wreath required 0.6 meters.

1. How many meters of ribbon were available for making wreaths?


meters



2. Explain your reasoning.

2. How many wreaths could Diego make with the available ribbon?

wreaths



Explain your reasoning.

Answer 1

Answer:

1. 8.4 meters

2. 14 wreaths

Step-by-step explanation:

Ribbon is 12 m long. So 9 pieces of ribbon each measuring 0.4 m is 9×0.4= 3.6m

Therefore, he used 3.6 m of ribbon to tie presents.

Remaining ribbon= 12m -3.6m = 8.4 m

So, 1 wreath is 0.6 m

No. of wreaths that can be made with 8.4 meters of ribbon : length of remaining ribbon divided by length of 1 wreath

8.4÷0.6= 14

Thus, 14 wreaths can be made.

Hope it helps!

Answer 2

Answer:

8.4 meters

2. 14 wreaths

Step-by-step explanation:

Ribbon is 12 m long. So 9 pieces of ribbon each measuring 0.4 m is 9×0.4= 3.6m

He used 3.6 m of ribbon to tie presents.

Ribbon Remining's = 12m -3.6m = 8.4 m

1 wreath is 0.6 m

8.4÷0.6= 14