1. Jesse has 414 inches of ribbon for making bows. She uses 32 inches of ribbon for each bow. How many bows can she make?
Write a division expression that can be used to answer this question.
2. Use compatible numbers to estimate the number of bows Jesse can
make.
3. Rewrite the division expression from Exercise 1 using fractions greater
than 1 in the place of mixed numbers. Then divide.
4. Jesse can make bows,
5. Use your estimate from Exercise 2 to decide whether your answer is
reasonable. Explain.