Question

Gina has 90 meters of yarn.She uses 4 1/2 meters of yarn for every box she makes.How many boxes can she make from the yarn? 1.What is asked? 2.What are the given facts? 3.What is the opertaion to be used? 4.What is the number sentence? 5.What is the complete answer? 4. 5.

Answer 1

Answer:

1) The problem asks for the number of boxes than can be made from the yarn.

2) There are two facts: (i) Gina has 90 meters of yarn, (ii) Gina uses 4 1/2 meters of yarn for every box she makes.

3) We need to divide the total length of yarn by the length used to produce a box.

4) 20 boxes.

5) Gina can make 20 boxes from 90 meters of yarn.

Step-by-step explanation:

1) What is asked?

R/ The problem asks for the number of boxes than can be made from the yarn.

2) What are the given facts?

R/ There are two facts: (i) Gina has 90 meters of yarn, (ii) Gina uses 4 1/2 meters of yarn for every box she makes.

3) What is the operation to be used?

R/ We need to divide the total length of yarn by the length used to produce a box.

$x = \frac{90\,m}{\frac{9}{2}\,m }$

$x = 20$

4) What is the number sentence?

R/ 20 boxes.

5) What is the complete answer?

R/ Gina can make 20 boxes from 90 meters of yarn.