To determine how many yards of fabric Joanne will use for each costume, you need to divide the total amount of fabric she has by the number of costumes.
- Total Fabric = 13 1/4 yards = 13.25 yards (You can convert the mixed number to an improper fraction or a decimal for easier calculation.)
- Number of Costumes = 4.5
Now, you perform the division:
\[ \text{Fabric per Costume} = \frac{\text{Total Fabric}}{\text{Number of Costumes}} = \frac{13.25}{4.5} \]
To simplify the division:
- Convert 4.5 to a fraction: \(4.5 = \frac{9}{2}\).
Now you can compute:
\[ \frac{13.25}{4.5} = \frac{13.25 \cdot 2}{9} = \frac{26.5}{9} \]
Now, dividing \(26.5\) by \(9\):
\[ 26.5 \div 9 \approx 2.9444 \text{ or } 2.94\text{ (to 2 decimal places)}. \]
Thus, Joanne uses approximately 2.94 yards of fabric for each costume.
In terms of operations:
- Addition: Not applicable here.
- Subtraction: Not applicable here.
- Multiplication: Not applicable here.
- Division: Used to find how many yards of fabric she uses for each costume.
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