Vanessa has 3 yards of cotton. She needs 3/4 yard for each skirt she makes. How many skirts can she make?

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asked Oct 23, 2020 211k views

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Ishio · Answer 1 · 2020-10-28T14:50:15+0000

Answer:

Vanessa can make 4 skirts.

Explanation:

Since Vanessa has 3 yards of cotton, and each skirt needs 3/4's of a yard of cotton, just divide 3 by 3/4, or 3 ÷ 0.75 = 4.

To get 0.75, divide 3 (numerator) by 4 (denominator).