Question

Karen made costumes for the annual school play. She used a total length of928.8 in of blue fabric. The fabric came in 2 rolls that each had the samelength. How much fabric was in each roll? Write your answer in yards.Use the table of conversion facts as necessary, and do not round your answer.=Conversion facts for length12 inches (in) = 1 foot (ft)3 feet (ft) = 1 yard (yd)36 inches (in) = 1 yard (yd)5280 feet (ft) = 1 mile (mi)1760 yards (yd) = 1 mile (mi)ydX 5 ?

Answer 1

`\begin{gathered} \text{total}=928.8\text{ in} \\ total\text{ yd = 928.8 in}\cdot\frac{1yd}{36\text{ in}} \\ total\text{ yd =2}5.8\text{ yd} \\ \text{There were 2 rolls,} \\ \text{roll}=(25.8yd)/(2) \\ \text{roll =}12.9\text{ yd} \\ \text{ hence each roll has 12.9 yd} \end{gathered}`