Question

Ellie uses 27 feet of fabric to make 48 doll dresses.she uses the same amount of fabric to make each dress.how many yards of fabric did Ellie use to make each dress?

Answer 1

first you need to know how many feet are in a yard.you divide 27 by 3 and you get 9. and to check your answer multiply 27 by 48 and you get 432 then you divide that by 9 and you get 48. so she used 9 yards of fabric for each dress.

Answer 2

Answer:
`(3)/(16)\ yards`

Explanation:

Given: The amount of fabric used by Ellie to make 48 doll dresses=27 feet

We know that 1 yard = 3 feet

⇒ 1 feet =
`(1)/(3)` yard

Therefore, 27 feet =
`(27)/(3)` =9 yards

If she uses the same amount of fabric to make each dress.

Then , the amount of fabric used by Ellie to make =
`(9)/(48)=(3)/(16)\ yards`

Hence, the the amount of fabric used by Ellie to make =
`(3)/(16)\ yards`