Question

Christopher just found beautiful yarn for 20% off. He can make one scarf from 2/3 of a ball. If Christopher buys 12 balls of yarn, how many scarves can he make?

Answer 1

He can make 18 scarves.                     

Answer 2

Answer: There are 18 scarves which he can make.

Step-by-step explanation:

Since we have given that

Number of balls Christopher bought = 12

From $\dfrac{2}{3}$ of a ball, he can make 1 scarf.

So, from 12 balls , number of scarves he can make is given by

$\dfrac{\text{Number of balls }}{\text{Number of balls to make 1 scarf}}\\\\=\dfrac{12}{\dfrac{2}{3}}\\\\\\=\dfrac{12\times 3}{2}\\\\=\dfrac{36}{2}\\\\=18$

Hence, there are 18 scarves which he can make.