Question

Berna used 0.75 meters of yarn to knit a glove. She used 1.5 times more meters of wool to knit a scarf. How many meters of yarn did Berna use for the scarf?What type of comparison is shown in the question above?

Answer 1

1.125m

multiplicative

Explanation:

meters used to knit a glove = 0.75

the meters needed to knit a scarf = 1.5 x 0.75 meters = 1.1125 meters

multiplicative comparison is comparing two numbers that needs to be multiplied.

to get the meters used to make the scarf, a number has to be added to the meters used to knit a yarn