Question

Marla has 578 yards of fabric. She makes a jacket with 334 yards. DoesMarla have enough fabric left to make the same jacket for her friend?

Answer 1

Given that Maria has 5 7/8 yards of fabrics, and she makes a jacket with 3 3/4 yards, this implies that the amount of fabric left after making her own jacket is evaluated as

`\begin{gathered} 5(7)/(8)-3(3)/(4) \\ converting\text{ the mixed fractions into improper fractions, we have} \\ (47)/(8)-(15)/(4) \\ =(47-30)/(8) \\ =(17)/(8) \\ converting\text{ the improper fraction to a mixed fraction, we have} \\ =2(1)/(8) \end{gathered}`

Since she is to make the same jacket for her friend, she requires another

`3(3)/(4)\text{ yards of fabrics}`

But the amount of fabric left after Maria has made her own jacket is

`2(1)/(8)\text{ yards}`

Hence, Maria does not have enough fabric left for her friend.