Answer:
amount of fabric to make the bag = 4 yards
Explanation:
Tara has 1 3/5 yards of fabric . She needs extra 2 1/2 times the amount she have to make a shopping bag. The amount of fabric she needs to make the bag can be calculated as follows.
1 3/5 yards = 8/5 yards of fabrics
What she actually needs to make a shopping bag is two and half the amount she has . Mathematically, it can be express
2 1/2 × 8/5
Let us change 2 1/2 to improper fraction
amount of fabric to make the bag = 5/2 × 8/5
amount of fabric to make the bag = 40/10
amount of fabric to make the bag = 4 yards