Question

Greata had a price of cloth that is 9 yards long. She cuts it into prices that are each 1/3 yard long. How many prices of cloth does Greata have now?

Answer 1

Given:

Length of cloth = 9 yards

Length of pieces =
`(1)/(3)` yards each

To find:

The number of pieces of cloths after cutting.

Solution:

Let n be the number of required pieces.

Length of each piece is
`(1)/(3)` yards. So, the length of n pieces is
`(1)/(3)n` yards.

The length of the whole cloth is 9 yards. So,
`(1)/(3)n` yards must be equal to 9 yards.

`(1)/(3)n=9`

Multiply both sides by 3.

`n=9* 3`

`n=27`

Therefore, the Greata have 27 pieces of cloths.