Question

A costume designer needs to make 12 costumes for the school play. Each costume requires 2 2/3 yards of fabric. How many yards of fabric does the designer need to make all the costumes?

Answer 1

Length of fabric the designer needs to make 12 costumes = 32 yards

Explanation:

Length of fabric required for each costume =
`2(2)/(3)\ yards`

Total number of costumes to be made =12

Total length of fabric required for all the costumes =
`12* 2(2)/(3)`

We can multiply mixed numbers by converting it to fractions.

`12* 2(2)/(3)`

⇒
`12* (8)/(3)`

⇒32 yards

Length of fabric the designer needs to make 12 costumes = 32 yards