Question

Dawn and Emily each had the same length of ribbon. Both girls used their ribbons…

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Answer

The correct answer is:
$11$

Explanation

Let each bow use $x$ cm of ribbon and let the total ribbon length be $L$.

Steps:

  1. Dawn: $L = 12x + 128$. Emily: $L = 9x + 176$.
  2. Equate and solve: $$12x + 128 = 9x + 176$$ $$3x = 48$$ $$x = 16$$
  3. Emily’s leftover $176\text{ cm}$ can make $$\frac{176}{16} = 11$$ bows.

Therefore, Emily could make 11 more bows with the ribbon she had left.