Question

Ivan has 15 yards of green felt and 12 yards of blue felt to make 3 quilts if Ivan uses the same total number of yards for each quilt how many yards did he use for each quilt

Answer 1

9 yards

Explanation:

Let the length of each quilt be 'l'.

Given:

Length of green felt (g) = 15 yards

Length of blue felt (b) = 12 yards

Total number of quilts = 3

Now, the length of 3 quilts is given as:

`Total\ length=l+l+l=3l` ----- (1)

As per question:

Total length = Length of green felt + Length of blue felt

Total length =
`g+b`

`Total\ length=15+12=27`--------- (2)

Now, comparing equations (1) and (2), we get:

`3l=27\\\\l=(27)/(3)\\\\l=9\ yards`

Hence, each quilt measures 9 yards in length.