Question

Ciara is naking a new outfit she needs 2 1/2 yards of the fabric for the shawl and 1 3/4 yards of fabric for the dress. If she has 3 yards of fabric,how much more does she needs?If the dance outfit is charged at $16 per yard how much will the dance outfit cost

Answer 1

1 1/4 yards

$20

Explanation:

The amount of fabric more that she needs can be determined by subtracting the sum of the yards needed for the shawl and the dress from the fabric she has

sum of the yards needed for the shawl and the dress =

`2(1)/(2) + 1(3)/(4)`

`3(2 + 3)/(4)` =
`3(5)/(4)` =
`4(1)/(4)`

Yards needed

`4(1)/(4) - 3` =
`1(1)/(4)`

cost of dance outfit = $16 x
`1(1)/(4)`

`(5)/(4)` × $16 = $20