Question

Class 7 is making greeting cards for Diwali.In a class of 40 students,if each student gets 1/4 of a sheet for their card,how many sheets of paper will be needed for all students?​

Answer 1

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Given

• Fraction of a sheet that each student gets = 1/4
• Total number of students = 40

To Find

How many sheets will be needed for all students?

Operation

Multiplication

Reason

The fraction of a sheet that each student needs is given.To Find the number of sheets needed by all students,we multiply the fraction by the number of students.

Solution

$\longrightarrow$Total number of sheets required by the whole class = 1/4 × 40

$\longrightarrow$Total number of sheets required by the whole class = 1/4 × 40 = 40/4 = 10

Hence,the number of sheets required by the whole class is 10.

Answer 2

Step-by-step explanation:

Fraction of a sheet that each student gets = 1/4

Total number of students = 40

To Find

How many sheets will be needed for all students?

Operation

Multiplication

Reason

The fraction of a sheet that each student needs is given.To Find the number of sheets needed by all students,we multiply the fraction by the number of students.

Solution

\longrightarrow⟶ Total number of sheets required by the whole class = 1/4 × 40

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\longrightarrow⟶ Total number of sheets required by the whole class = 1/4 × 40 = 40/4 = 10

Hence,the number of sheets required by the whole class is 10.