nicole use 3/8 of her ribbon to wrap a present. if she used 6 feet of ribbon for the present, how much ribbon did nicole have first?
+36923 Set it up as a ratio
6 feet is to 3/8 as 'x' feet is to 8/8
6 / 3/8 = x / 8/8 Solve for 'x'
6/ 3/8 = 6 x 8/3 = x = 16 feet
