Question

Brenda bought three time more black fabric than red fabric. She bought 72 inches of red fabric. If fabric costs 7.25 per yard, how much did Brenda spend on fabric

Answer 1

$58 dollars

Explanation:

Step 1: Find price of Red Fabric. So Brenda bougt 72 inches. So we convert that to amount of yards.(36 inches=1 yard). So the equation is 72/36=2 yards. Then do 7.25x2= $14.50 for red fabric.

Step 2: Find price of Black Fabric. So Brenda bought 3 times more the red favric. So she 216(72x3 is how I got the number). Now divide 216 by 36. That equals 6. So now do 7.25x6= $43.50

Step 3: Add the prices. So now add the price of the red and black fabric to find the answer. So $43.50 + $14.50= $58

Hence, the answer is $58 dollars.

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