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If you can make one scarf with 3/5 of a ball of yarn how many can you make with 15 balls of yarn?

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Step-by-step explanation:

To find out how many scarfs you can make with 15 balls of yarn we have to divide 15 by 3/5, because with 3/5 you can make 1 scarf:


15\colon(3)/(5)=(15\cdot5)/(3)=(75)/(3)=25

Answer:

WIth 15 balls of yarn you can make 25 scarfs

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