Question

Mrs. Nevin is making a costume for a school play. She needs a piece of fabric that is greater than 1/2 of a yard but less than 5/8 of a yard. Which length of fabric listed below could she use? 3/8 yard 4/7 yard 3/7 yard 2/4 yard thx so much you guys are underrated

Answer 1

4/7 yards

Explanation:

Given that :

Required fabric is > 1/2 but < 5/8

Let required fabric = x

Then ;

Converting the fractions to decimal :

1/2 = 0.5 ; 5/8 = 0.625

0.5 < x < 0.625

3/8 yards = 0.375 ;

4/7 yards = 0.571

3/7 yards = 0.429

2/4 yards = 0.5

0.5 < 0.571 < 0.625

From the options, only 4/7 yards satisfies the condition :