Question

Melissa is making clothes for her dolls. She has 7/8 yard of fabric. Each doll shirt requires 2/7 of a yard of fabric. How many whole shirts can she make for her dolls?

Answer 1

She can make three shirts and will have 7/56 left.

Explanation:

49/56-14/56=35/56 (one shirt) 35/56-14/56=21/56 (two shirts) 21/56-14/56=7/56 (three shirts)