Question

To make a skirt out of fabric, Connie needs 1 3/4 yards of fabric. If Connie bought 10 1/2 yards of fabric at a sale, how many skirts could she make? Show your work. To make a skirt out of fabric, Connie needs 1 3/4 yards of fabric. If Connie bought 10 1/2 yards of fabric at a sale, how many skirts could she make? Show your work.

Answer 1

6 skirts

Step-by-step explanation:

Given

`1\ Skirt = 1(3)/(4)\ fabric`

Required

Number of skirts for
`10(1)/(2)\ fabric`

Represent the required number of skirts by x

To solve for this, we simply divide
`10(1)/(2)` by
`1(3)/(4)`

`x = 10(1)/(2) / 1(3)/(4)`

Convert to mixed numbers

`x = (21)/(2) / (7)/(4)`

Rewrite as multiplication

`x = (21)/(2) * (4)/(7)`

`x = (21 * 4)/(2 * 7)`

`x = (84)/(14)`

`x = 6`

Hence, she could make 6 skirts