Lionel is running a craft table where he will instruct people on how to make centerpieces. He needs 3feet of ribbon to make 4 centerpieces. For every 2 feet of ribbon, he needs 9 plastic flowers. Assuming Lionel has enough ribbon for all of the plastic flowers, how many centerpieces can he make with 216 plastic flowers?

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Lionel is running a craft table where he will instruct people on how to make centerpieces. He needs 3feet of ribbon to make 4 centerpieces. For every 2 feet of ribbon, he needs 9 plastic flowers. Assuming Lionel has enough ribbon for all of the plastic flowers, how many centerpieces can he make with 216 plastic flowers?
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