Andre is ordering ribbon to make decorations for a school event. For his design, he needs exactly 50.25 meters of blue and green ribbon. There has to be 50% more blue ribbon than green ribbon, plus an extra 6.5 meters of blue ribbon for accents.

R +Question:

How much of each color of ribbon does Andre need to order?

Length of Blue ribbon Andres needs to order is 32.75 meters

Length of Red ribbon Andres needs to order is 17.5 meters

Step-by-step explanation:

We are told that;

Total length of ribbon = 50.25 m

Length of blue ribbon, B = Length of red ribbon, R + 6.5

Therefore, B = 1.5·R + 6.5 (1)

B + R = 50.25(2)

Plugging in the value of B = 1.5·R + 6.5 in equation (2) we have;

1.5·R + 6.5 + R = 50.25

2.5·R = 50.25 - 6.5 = 43.75

R = 43.75/2.5 = 17.5 meters

Therefore, B = 1.5·R + 6.5

B = 1.5 × 17.5 + 6.5 = 32.75 meters

Therefore, Andre needs to order 17.5 meter of Red ribbon and 32.75 meters of Blue ribbon.

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