Question

Jennifer has 84.5 yards of fabric to make curtains. She makes 6 identical curtains and has 19.7 yards of fabric remaining. How many yards of fabric does Jennifer use per curtain?

Answer 1

`10.8\ yd`

Explanation:

Let

x-------> amount of yards of fabric that Jennifer used per curtain

we know that

The linear equation that represent this situation is

`6x=84.5-19.7`

Solve for x

`6x=84.5-19.7`

`6x=64.8`

`x=10.8\ yd`