Question

Susan has 3 yards of fabric . she wants to make pillows that each require 3/5 of a yard of fabric. How many can she make

Answer 1

5

The equation is 3 divided by 3/5. Keep the 3 the same, change the division sign to a multiplication sign, and switch the two digits of the fraction.

Now, the equation is 3 x 5/3. Multiply.