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Susie bought 6 yards of fabric to make scarves. She estimates that it takes 3/5 yard to make huge scarf. How many scarves can Susie make?
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Susie bought 6 yards of fabric to make scarves. She estimates that it takes 3/5 yard to make huge scarf. How many scarves can Susie make?

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Susie can make 10 scarves.
6 is divided by 3/5. To do that, multiply the denominator by the whole number. Which would be 6x5=30 . Then what is left is 30/3 which is 10.
Numerator= 3
Denominator=5
Whole number= 6
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