Question

Sharon uses 72 centimeters of ribbon to wrap gifts. She uses 24 centimeters of her total ribbon to wrap a big gift. She uses the remaining ribbon for 6 small gifts. How much ribbon will she use for each small gift if she uses the same amount on each?

Answer 1

Alright. In this problem, Sharon has 72 cm TOTAL of ribbon. But, she uses 24 of it at first. So you’d have to subtract 24 from 72 to get 48. Then, since she uses the remaining ribbon for each small gift, you’d have to do 48 divided by 6. Your answer will be 8.
Sharon will use 8 cm of ribbon on each gift.