Carli uses ribbon to decorate a gift. She uses 58 of the length of the ribbon. Write and solve an equation to find the part of the ribbon that is left.
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Let's assume the total length of the ribbon is "x".
From the given information, Carli uses 58% of the length of the ribbon. Thus, the length of the ribbon she uses is 0.58x.
To find the remaining part of the ribbon, we subtract the used length from the total length: x - 0.58x = 0.42x.
Therefore, the equation to find the part of the ribbon that is left is 0.42x.
To solve for the remaining part of the ribbon, we need to know the value of "x".
To find the part of the ribbon that is left, we can start by assuming that the total length of the ribbon is "x".
According to the problem, Carli uses 58% of the length of the ribbon to decorate the gift. So, Carli uses 0.58x of the ribbon.
To find the length of the ribbon that is left, we subtract the part used from the total length:
Length left = Total length - Part used
Length left = x - 0.58x
Simplifying the equation:
Length left = (1 - 0.58)x
Length left = 0.42x
Therefore, the equation to find the part of the ribbon that is left is 0.42x.
To solve this equation, we need to know the total length of the ribbon (x). If you have the value of x, you can substitute it into the equation to find the length of the ribbon that is left.