Mary used 14 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?
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total = 14 m. ratio of bows:strips = 3:4 Length for bows = 3/(3+4)*14=6 m Length for strips = 4/(3+4)*14=8 m