Question

Mary is making pillows for her life skills class. She bought 2 and 1/2 yards of fabric. Her total cost was $15. What was the cost per yard?

Answer 1

$15 ÷ 2.5 =

answer $6/yard

Answer 2

$6.00 per yard

Explanation:

Mary is making pillow for her life skills class.

She bought
`2(1)/(2)` yards of fabric.

Her total cost of
`2(1)/(2)` yards of fabric = $15.00

The cost per yard =
`(15)/(2.5)`

= $6.00

$6.00 was the cost per yard.