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In Mathematics / Middle School | 2014-04-24

Jeanne makes hair bows to sell at the craft fair. Each bow requires 1.5 yards of ribbon.

At the fabric store, ribbon is sold by the foot. If Jeanne wants to make 84 bows, how many feet of ribbon must she buy?

Asked by nubialatina

Answer (2)

1.5 = 1 bow 1.5 x 84 = 126 126 x 3 (3 feet in a yard) = 378 ft

Answered by Dannymal | 2024-06-10

Jeanne needs to buy 378 feet of ribbon to make 84 hair bows, as each bow requires 1.5 yards of ribbon. This is calculated by first finding the total yards needed and then converting that to feet. To summarize: 126 yards total, which is converted to 378 feet.
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Answered by Dannymal | 2024-10-13