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

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  1. 3 June, 00:58
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    You would set up a proportion. 3/8 = 6/x ... cross multiply (3*x = 3x and 6*8 = 48) 3x = 48 ... divide both sides by 3 (3x/3 = x and 48/3 = 16)

    So, she originally had 16 feet of ribbon.
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