Question

Raghu has purchased 31/4 m of cloth. Out of this, he wanted to distribute 1/4 m of cloth to each of his friends. Find the number of friends to whom he can distribute the cloth.​

Answer 1

31 friends

Explanation:

Raghu has purchased 31/4 m of cloth. Out of this, he wanted to distribute 1/4 m of cloth to each of his friends. Find the number of friends to whom he can distribute the cloth.​

To divide fractions, invert one fraction:

31/4 ÷ 1/4 becomes: 31/4 × 4/1

this can be reduced to by dividing the first denominator by 4 and the second numerator by 4:

31/1 × 1/1

= 31 friends