Question

A sporting goods manufacturer requires 3/8 yd of fabric to make a pair of shorts. How many shorts can be made from 15 yd of fabric?

Answer 1

The first step here is to make the two fractions the same. sure
`(15)/(1)` could work but what we would do about the
`(3)/(8)`? Let's make them both the same by multiplying the 15 by the other's denominator, 8

15 x 8 = 120

Let's compare the two fractions


`(3)/(8)`
`(120)/(8)`

Now what we do is divide the 120 by the 3.

120 / 3 = 40

40 must be the answer! I hope I helped!