Question

Kevin needs 2/3 of a yard to make a pillow. he has 3 1/3 yards of fabric. How many pillows can he make?

Answer 1

5 pillows

Explanation:

Divide the total amount of yards by the number of yards to make a pillow to get the number of pillows Kevin can make.

`3 (1)/(3) /(2)/(3) =(10)/(3) /(2)/(3) =(10)/(3)*(3)/(2) =(30)/(6) =5`

Answer 2

5 pillows

Explanation:

3 1/3 also = 10/3

10/2 = 5

5/1 · 2/3 = 10/3

10/3 = 3 1/3