SOLUTION: it takes 7 yards of material to make 3 jackets. You brought 15 yards of material to make 7 jackets. Did you buy the right amount of material? if not, how much over or under where y

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Question 642069: it takes 7 yards of material to make 3 jackets. You brought 15 yards of material to make 7 jackets. Did you buy the right amount of material? if not, how much over or under where you? explain
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Answer by josmiceli(19441)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
( 7 yds ) / ( 3 jackets ) = (7/3) yds / ( 1 jacket )
To make 7 jackets,



You need 16 and 1/3 yards of material to
make 7 jackets, so 15 yds is not enough
Answer by solver91311(24713)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!


Divide 7 by 3 to calculate the number of yards required for each jacket. Divide 15 by 7 to calculate the number of yards you bought for each jacket. Subtract your first calculation from your second. A negative answer is under and a positive answer is over.

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