Question

Rachel owns two parakeets. One fourth of all her birds are parakeets. How many birds does Rachel own?

Answer 1

She owns 8 birds, You would multiply 2 by 4 to get 8, because her 2 parakeets are 1/4 of all her birds.

Answer: 8 birds.

Answer 2

2= 1/4
4= 2/4
6= 3/4
8= 4/4

so, she owns 8 birds total.