Question

Bill is making accessories for the soccer team. He uses 791.86 inches of fabric on headbands for 32 players and 2 coaches. He also uses 273.28 inches of fabric on wristbands for just the players. How much fabric was used on a headband and wristband for each player?

Answer 1

There was 23.29 inches used on a headband for each player.

And 8.54 inches used on a wristband for each player.

Explanation:

To find out how much fabric for headbands and would beused for each player/person you would do

`total \: fabric \: used \: / \: total \: amount \: of \: people`

So, if you substitute the values in it is

`791.86÷34=23.29 \: inches \: for \: 1 \: headband. \:`

And finally, to find how much fabric is used on a wristband for each player/person you would use the same formula.

`273.28 \: / 32 = 8.54 \: inches`