Asked by john
a t-shirt uses 1 1/4 yard of fabric per shirt. you have 20 yards of fabric. how many shirts can you make?
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Answered by
john
I got 16 teacher said 25.
please help
please help
Answered by
R_scott
1 1/4 = 5/4
20 / (5/4) = 16
20 * 5/4 = 25
the answer to your posted question is 16
... is the wording correct?
not sure what is happening...
20 / (5/4) = 16
20 * 5/4 = 25
the answer to your posted question is 16
... is the wording correct?
not sure what is happening...
Answered by
mathhelper
16 is the correct answer.
To obtain 25 you would have to multiply 20 by 1 1/4, which is the incorrect operation, you need 20 รท 1 1/4
To obtain 25 you would have to multiply 20 by 1 1/4, which is the incorrect operation, you need 20 รท 1 1/4
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