Question

Jennifer has 82.5 yards of fabric to make curtains. She makes 8 identical curtains and has 7.3 yards of fabric remaining. How many yards of fabric does Jennifer use per curtain?

Answer 1

9.4 yards

Explanation:

If 7.3 yards of fabric are remaining, then Jennifer uses 82.5-7.3=75.2 yards of fabric.

Jennifer uses 75.2 yards of fabric to make 8 identical curtains, then

`75.2:8=9.4` yards of fabric Jennifer uses per curtain.