Question

Scott is making costumes for a dance recital. He has 12 yards of purple fabric. Each costume uses 3/4 yard of purple fabric. How many costumes can Scott make?

Answer 1

The number of costumes Scott makes is 16.

Explanation:

Let us assume that the number of costume Scott makes be x.

As given

Scott is making costumes for a dance recital. He has 12 yards of purple fabric.

`Each\ costume\ uses\ (3)/(4)\ yard\ of\ purple\ fabric.`

Than the equation becomes

`(3* x)/(4) = 12`

`(12* 4)/(3) = x`

Simplify the above

`4 * 4 = x`

x = 16

Therefore the number of costumes Scott make be 16 .