Fatima has a piece of cloth that is 100 square inches big. She has decided to cut the cloth in half. She plans on keeping half and donating the other half. If she does this 2 times, then how much cloth will she have donated?
Thoughts? Step-by-step reasoning:
The first cut will result in 100 / 2 = 50 square inches of fabric. The second cut will result in 50 / 2 = 25 square inches of fabric. Fatima will have donated a total of 50 + 25 = 75 square inches of fabric.
Thus, the answer is 75.