You are knitting a scarf using 4 balls of yarn. The yarn costs a total of $24.88. How much does 1 ball of yarn cost?

Question

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Answer 1

Simply divide the total cost of the yarn by 4.

 

24.88/4 = 6.22

Answer 2

With an equation.

 

4b = $24.88              divide both sides by 4

b = $6.22

 

With a proportion

 

24.88 / 4 = x / 1        reduce left side

6.22 = x