Question

Karen has 5 yard of material.She need 1/4 yard for each scarf she is making. How many scarves can she make?

Answer 1

Karen can make 20 scarves.

Explanation:

If Karen has 5 yards of material and needs `1/4` yard for each scarf, we can divide 5 by `1/4` to get the number of scarves:
`5 div 1/4`

Since we're dividing by a fraction, we multiply by the reciprocal:
`5 times 4/1 = 20`.

Thus, we know Karen can make 20 scarves.