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?

Mary used 6 meters of ribbon for bows and 8 meters for strips.

Step-by-step explanation:

Given : The total length of the ribbon =  14 meters

Let x be the part Mary uses for strips.

Then part of ribbon she uses for bows =

According to the question , we have

i.e. The length of ribbon she use for strips = 8 meters

The length of ribbon she use for bows =

∴ Mary used 6 meters of ribbon for bows and 8 meters for strips.