Final answer:
Vanessa uses 3/8 yard to make 2 phone cases, but when you calculate the yardage needed for 6 cases, it comes to 1 1/8 yards, which is more than the 1 yard she claims she needs. Therefore, Vanessa is incorrect.
Step-by-step explanation:
Vanessa uses 3/8 yard of fabric to make 2 phone cases.
To determine if she is correct in stating that she can make 6 phone cases with 1 yard of fabric, we need to perform a simple calculation.
Since 2 cases require 3/8 yard, we must first find the yardage for 1 case by dividing 3/8 by 2, giving us 3/16 yard per case.
Next, we multiply the amount of fabric per case by 6 cases to see if it equals 1 yard:
- 3/16 yard/case × 6 cases = 18/16 yards
- 18/16 yards simplifies to 1 1/8 yards.
Since 1 1/8 yards is more than 1 yard, it shows that Vanessa would need more than 1 yard of fabric to make 6 phone cases. Therefore, Vanessa is not correct; she cannot make 6 phone cases with only 1 yard of fabric.