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  • 15-01-2015
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nicole has used 6 feet of ribbon. this represents 3/8 of the total amount of ribbon she started with. how much ribbon did nicole have to start

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  • 18-01-2015
x - the amount of ribbon she started with

[tex]\frac{3}{8}x=6 \\ x=6 \times \frac{8}{3} \\ x=2 \times 8 \\ x=16[/tex]

She started with 16 feet of ribbon.
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