Question

Chelsea is sewing handmade scarves for her sister's and friends. She has 4 and 5/6 yards of material and needs 7/8 of a yard of material for each scarf. How many scarves can she make with the existing material

Answer 1

Answer: 5

Explanation:

Given : Total Material = 4 and
`(5)/(6)` yards

`=4+(5)/(6)=(4*6+5)/(6)=(29)/(6)` yards

Material required for each scarf =
`(7)/(8)`

Number of scarfs she make with the existing material

= Total Material ÷Material required for each scarf

`(29)/(6)/(7)/(8)\\\\=(29)/(6)*(8)/(7)\\\\=(116)/(21)\\\\=5(11)/(21)\approx5`

Hence, the number of scarves can she make with the existing material = 5