Question

Question #4e87d

Answer 1

For each present she will use 8cm#of ribbon.

Explanation:

Sharon uses `72cm` total ribbon.

Sharon uses `24cm` for one gift so from the total she will have:

`72cm-24cm=48cm` of ribbon for the six smaller presents.

For six presents `P`, she will use `48cm`:

`6P=48cm`

For each present she will use `P=(48cm)/6=8cm` of ribbon.

Answer 2

Sharon will use 8 cm of ribbon on each small gift.

Explanation:

Sharon uses 72 centimeters of ribbon for all seven gifts.

She uses 24 cm for one big gift, and splits the rest of the ribbon evenly among the other 6 gifts.

. . 72 cm total
`- 24` cm for the big gift
..............
. . .48 cm for all the rest

48 cm of ribbon is left to be divided evenly among the other six gifts.

`48 -: 6 = 8` `larr` answer

Answer:
Sharon will use 8 cm of ribbon on each of the six small gifts.

Check:
6 small gifts @   8 cm ea . . . . . 48 cm
1 big gift       @ 24 cm ea . . . . . 24 cm
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Total ribbon used . . . . . . . . . . . 72 cm
Check!