Question

Sue buys 5 pieces of fabric.Each piece is 1 7/10 yards long.What is the total length of the fabric she buys?One yard of the fabric costs $5.How much does she pay for all 5 pieces of fabric?

Answer 1

The total length of fabric sue buys is 8.5 yards and total cost of the fabric is $42.5 .

Explanation:

As given

Sue buys 5 pieces of fabric.

`Each\ piece\ is\ 1 (7)/(10)\ yards\ long.`

i.e

`Each\ piece\ is\ (17)/(10)\ yards\ long.`

`Total\ length\ of\ fabric\ sue\ buys = (5* 17)/(10)\ yards`

`Total\ length\ of\ fabric\ sue\ buys = (85)/(10)\ yards`

In the decimal form

Total length of fabric sue buys = 8.5 yards

As given

One yard of the fabric costs $5

`Total\ cost\ of\ fabric\ sue\ buys = 8.5* 5`

= $ 42.5

Therefore the total length of fabric sue buys is 8.5 yards and total cost of the fabric is $42.5 .