Question

A shop sells material in 1 metre lengths.A dress maker need 3 lengths of material which are the following -88cm 189cm and 80cm- how many metre of material should she buy

Answer 1

She should by 4 meters of material

Explanation:

1. First you need to add the 3 lengths of material the dress maker needs.

2. 88 cm + 189 cm + 80 cm = 357 cm

3. Next you need to convert the centimeters to meters

4. The conversion is 1 cm equals .01 meters

5. 357 x .01 = 3.57 meters

5. Since the shop only sells material in 1 meter lengths you must round

to the nearest whole number.

6. 3.57 rounded to the nearest whole number becomes 4.00

7. The answer is 4 meters

Answer 2

88=0.88
189=1.89
80=0.8
Add all of them to get 3.57 however you can’t get 3.57 of something therefore she must buy 4 metres lengths of a material.