Question

Brittany is making hair bows to sell at a craft show. Each hair bow requires34 yard of ribbon.

Brittany plans to make 50 bows.

How many yards of ribbon does Brittany need to purchase?

Answer 1

34*50=1700 yards

Answer 2

so just use the rule of 3 simple and write

1 bow requires 34 yard
50 bows requires x and now cross multiplie to calcule the x value

x = 50*34/1 = 50*34 = ?