How many skirts could Connie make?
Question:
If Connie needs 1 3/4 yards of fabric to make a skirt and she bought 10 1/2 yards of fabric on sale, how many skirts could she make? Show your work.
Answer:
Connie could make 6 skirts.
To make a skirt out of fabric, Connie needs 1 3/4 yards of fabric. If Connie bought 10 1/2 yards of fabric at a sale, she could make a total of 6 skirts. This calculation is done by dividing the total yards of fabric bought by the yards needed to make one skirt.
Explanation:
Given:
1 Skirt = 1 3/4 fabric
Number of skirts for 10 1/2 fabric = x
To solve for this, we divide 10 1/2 by 1 3/4:
x = 10 1/2 / 1 3/4
Convert to mixed numbers:
x = 21/2 / 7/4
Rewrite as multiplication:
x = 21/2 * 4/7
x = 84/14
x = 6
Therefore, Connie could make 6 skirts using the 10 1/2 yards of fabric she bought.