Use a representation and write an equation to solve the problem.
Joshua has 3 yards of ribbon. He needs 14 yard to make 1 bow. How many bows can Joshua make?
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If he only has 3 yards, there is no way he can make a 14 yard bow.
I think that's 1/4 yard. Funny how many people cannot manage to type fractions.
Anyway, if each bow takes 1/4 yard, then that's 4 bows per yard, right?
So, what do you think?
IDK I just got 50 IDK why yes it is 1/4
To solve this problem, we can use a representation to visualize the situation. Let's assume each bow requires a certain amount of ribbon, and we'll represent that as X.
We are given that Joshua has 3 yards of ribbon, and it takes 14 yards to make 1 bow. Therefore, we can set up an equation to represent the situation:
3 yards of ribbon = Y bows * X yards per bow
Since we need to solve for the number of bows Joshua can make, we'll use the equation to isolate the variable Y:
Y = (3 yards of ribbon) / (X yards per bow)
In this case, we know that it takes 14 yards of ribbon to make 1 bow. So, we can substitute X = 14 into the equation:
Y = (3 yards of ribbon) / (14 yards per bow)
Simplifying, we get:
Y ≈ 0.214 bows
Therefore, Joshua can make approximately 0.214 bows with the given amount of ribbon. However, since you cannot make a fraction of a bow, Joshua can only make 0 bows or 1 bow but not 0.214 bows.