Question

Ms Patel needs 2/3 m of cloth to make a pillowcase. what is the most number of pillowcases that she can make with 5 m of cloth

Answer 1

Ms Patel can make 7 pillowcases with 5 meters of cloth, as 5 meters divided by the 2/3 meter of cloth needed for one pillowcase results in 7.5, which is rounded down to 7.

Step-by-step explanation:

Ms Patel needs 2/3 meter of cloth to make one pillowcase. To determine the number of pillowcases she can make with 5 meters of cloth, we divide the total amount of cloth by the amount needed for one pillowcase.

So, the calculation will be:

1. Divide 5 meters by 2/3 meters.
2. Convert 2/3 to a decimal, which is approximately 0.6667.
3. We get 5 ÷ 0.6667 = 7.5.

Since we can't make half of a pillowcase when it comes to cloth, we need to round down to the nearest whole number. Therefore, Ms Patel can make 7 pillowcases with 5 meters of cloth.