To finish sewing her tapestry, Petra needs 142 strips of cloth that are each one quarter of a yard. How moany yards of cloth is that?
She has 142 strips
Each covers 1/4 of a yard
The total amount of cloth in yards will be how many strips she has, multiplied by the number of yards per cloth.
Total yards of cloth = 142 * 1/4 = 35 1/2 = 35.5