Question

Jessica has 84.5 of fabric to make curtain

Answer 1

`10.8\ yd`

Explanation:

The complete question is

Jessica has 84.5 yards of fabric to make curtains. She makes 6 identical curtains and has 19.7 of fabric remaining. How many yards of fabric does Jessica use per curtain?

Let

x-------> amount of yards of fabric that Jessica used per curtain

we know that

The length of 6 identical curtains plus the length of the fabric remaining, must be equal to the total yards of fabric'

so

The linear equation that represent this situation is

`6x+19.7=84.5`

Solve for x

`6x=84.5-19.7\\6x=64.8\\x=10.8\ yd`