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Rosemary is wrapping gifts. Each gift is decorated with a bow that is made of
60 centimeters of ribbon. Rosemary has 3 meters of ribbon. How many gifts can she put bows on?

Sagot :

luana
[tex]Converting\ unites:\\\\ 3m=300cm\\\\ number\ of\ gifts=\frac{all\ ribbon}{ribbon\ needed\ for\ one\ gift}\\\\ all\ ribbon=300cm\\\\all\ ribbon}{ribbon\ needed\ for\ one\ gift=60cm [/tex][tex]number \ of \ gifts=\frac{300}{60}=5\\\\She\ can\ put\ bows\ on\ 5\ gifts.[/tex]
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3 m = 300 cm

60 cm for 1 ribbon

300/60 = 5

How many gifts can she put bows on?

Ans = 5