Question

barney has 16 1/5 yards of fabric. to make an elf costume, he needs 5 2/5 yards of fabric. how many costumes can barney make?

Answer 1

I think that you just divide 16 1/5 by 5 2/5

Answer 2

3 elf costumes can be made by Barney.

Explanation:

We are given the following information in the question:

Amount of fabric Barney has =

`16\displaystyle(1)/(5) = (81)/(5)\text{ yards}`

Fabric needed to make one elf costume =

`5\displaystyle(2)/(5) = (27)/(5)\text{ yards}`

Number of costumes that can be made =

`\displaystyle\frac{\text{Total fabric}}{\text{Fabric required to make 1 costume}}\\\\ = ((81)/(5))/((27)/(5)) = (81)/(27) = 3`

Thus, total 3 elf costumes can be made by Barney.