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Mrs. Carter needs 1/2 meter of cloth to make a pillowcase. How many pillowcases can she make with 5 meters of cloth?​

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She can make 10 pillow cases. 1/2 = p. So 5 / (1/2) = gives you the answer. Thus 10. Also can check by setting 5=10p. Then solving for p. P will equal 1/2.
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