Nicole used 3/8 of her ribbon to wrap a present if she used 6 feet of ribbon for the present how much ribbon did Nicole have at

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Margaret [11]

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Nicole used 3/8 of her ribbon to wrap a present if she used 6 feet of ribbon for the present how much ribbon did Nicole have at

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11111nata11111 [884] · Answer 1 · 2023-03-23T15:02:56+03:00

11111nata11111 [884]2 years ago

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To solve this, put the numbers into a ratio/fraction that you can cross multiply with.
$\frac{3}{8}= \frac{6}{x}$
You are trying to find x, so cross multiply.
3x=48
divide 48 by 3
x=16

16 feet of ribbon