Answer: 16
Step-by-step explanation:
From the question, we are informed that Nicole used 3/8 of her ribbon to wrap a present and that she used 6 feet of ribbon for the present,
To know how much ribbon did Nicole have at first goes thus:
Let the ribbon Nicole has at first be y
Since she used 3/8, this will be:
3/8 × y = 6
3y/8 = 6
Cross multiply
3y = 6 × 8
3y = 48
y = 48/3
y = 16
She had 16 ribbons at first
