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you need 1 1/4 feet of string to make 20 holiday ornaments. to make 14 holiday ornaments you will need

Respuesta :

calculista

we know that

[tex]1\frac{1}{4} =(1*4+1)/4=5/4=1.25 ft[/tex]

by proportion

[tex]\frac{1.25}{20} =\frac{x}{14} \\ \\20*x=14*1.25\\ \\x=0.875\ feet[/tex]

[tex]0.875\ feet=\frac{7}{8}\ feet[/tex]

therefore

the answer is

[tex]\frac{7}{8}\ feet[/tex]