Question

The directions on a sewing pattern cut 12% of a fabric he needs 3 yards of so he cuts 0.36 yards.

a) True
b) False
c) Insufficient information to determine
d) none of above

Answer 1

The student has to cut 12% of a 3 yards fabric, which equals 0.36 yards after calculations. Thus, cutting 0.36 yards from 3 yards is correct and the statement is True.

Step-by-step explanation:

To determine if it's correct that the student has to cut 12% of 3 yards and ends up with 0.36 yards, we perform a simple calculation. The 12% of 3 yards is calculated as:

1. Convert 12% to a decimal by dividing by 100, which gives us 0.12.
2. Multiply 3 yards by 0.12 to get the amount of fabric to cut: 3 yards * 0.12 = 0.36 yards.

Therefore, if the student cuts 0.36 yards out of the 3 yards as per the directions, he is indeed cutting the correct amount, which is 12% of the total. Hence, the statement is True.