Question

Jared is making accessories for the soccer team. He uses 819.36 inches of fabric on headbands for 45 players and 3 coaches. He also uses 433.80 inches of fabric on wristbands for just the players. How much fabric was used on a headband and wristband for each player?

Answer 1

Fabric used for each player = 26.71 inches (Approx)

Explanation:

Given:

Fabric used for headbands = 819.36 inches

Fabric used for wristbands = 433.80 inches

Find:

Fabric used for each player

Computation:

Fabric used for each player headband = 819.36 / [45+3]

Fabric used for each player headband = 17.07 inches

Fabric used for each player wristbands = 433.80 / [45]

Fabric used for each player wristbands = 9.64 inches

Fabric used for each player = 17.07 + 9.64

Fabric used for each player = 26.71 inches (Approx)