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A dressmaker has 75 yards of lace. It takes 1 1/2 yards of lace to decorate one pocket.How many pockets can she decorate with the lace she has?____ pockets

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50 pockets

Step-by-step explanation

The dressmaker has 75 yards

It takes 1.5 yards of lace to decorate one pocket.

We are then asked to find out how many pockets the dressmaker can decorate. Let that number of pockets be n

1 pocket = 1.5 yards

n pockets = 75 yards

We can write a mathematical relationship by cross multiplying

n × 1.5 = 1 × 75

1.5n = 75

Divide both sides by 1.5

(1.5n/1.5) = (75/1.5)

n = 50 pockets.

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