Question

Mariposa makes a quilt with cloth squares and triangles. For every 6 pieces of cloth, 2 are squares. She needs 12 pieces of cloth to complete her quilt.

Answer 1

Answer: The number of squares are 4.

Explanation:

Since we have given that

For every 6 pieces of cloth, 2 are squares.

For every 1 piece of cloth, number of square would be

`(2)/(6)\\\\=(1)/(3)`

For every 12 pieces of cloth to completer her quilt, number of squares would be

`(1)/(3)* 12\\\\=4`

Hence, the number of squares are 4.

Answer 2

Mariposa needs 4 squares and 8 triangles to complete her quilt

Explanation:

quilt made of cloth squares and triangles.

For every 6 pieces of cloth, 2 are squares. This means that the remaining 4 are triangle.

2 squares + 4 triangles = 6 pieces of cloth.

She needs 12 pieces of cloth to complete her quilt.

2/6 = 1/3 * 12 = 12/3 = 4 squares

4/6 = 2/3 * 12 = 24/3 = 8 triangles.

Mariposa needs 4 squares and 8 triangles to complete her quilt