The diameter of the top of the trash ball is 5 inch.
<h3>What is a diameter?</h3>
A straight line that runs through the middle of a body or figure from the sideways particularly a circle or sphere is called as a diameter of a circle or sphere.
Given that the diameter of top of the trash can is 20 inch.
And the diameter of trash ball is 1/4th of the diameter of trash can.
The diameter of trash ball = 1/4 ( the diameter of trash can )
The diameter of trash ball = 1/4 (20 inch)
The diameter of trash ball = 20/4
The diameter of trash ball = 5 inch.
Therefore, the diameter of the top of the trash ball is 5 inch.
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The complete question is;
Raquel is playing a game where she throws balled-up paper called a “trash ball” into her trash can. The diameter of the top of the trash can is 20 inch . Raquel wants the “trash ball” to have a diameter that is 1/4 the diameter of the top of the trash can. What should the diameter of Raquel's “trash ball” be? .