Question

12 Select the correct answer. A tailor needs 3 meters of cloth to make a ponchos. How many meters does he need to make 15 porshes of the same steen Ол ! O B. 31 O c 453 OD. 51 10 Next ghts reserved

Answer 1

3 2/5 meters for 1 poncho

find meters for 15 ponchos

Then multiply (3+ 2/5) • 15

apply distributive law. a• ( b + c) = ab + ac

(3+ 2/5) • 15 = 3•15 + 2•15/5 = 45 + 6 = 51

ANSWER IS 51 meters