Mary used 28 meters of ribbon to make bows and strips. She used 3/4 as much ribbon for bows as she did for strips. How many meters of ribbon did she use for bows and how many for strips?

Answer 1

For strips she used x meter

for bows she used 3x/4 meter

x+3x/4 = 28

7x/4 =28

7x= 112

x=16

for strips she used 16 meters

for bows she used 12 meter