SOLUTION: Karla has 14.5 yards of fabric. If she needs to cut cloth into pieces that are 2 1/6 yards long how many can be cut
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Question 978125: Karla has 14.5 yards of fabric. If she needs to cut cloth into pieces that are 2 1/6 yards long how many can be cut
Answer by KMST(5328) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
USING FRACTIONS:
Dividing by is the same as multiplying times , so
So, Karla can get pieces that are yards long, and there will be a shorter piece of fabric leftover.
USING INCHES:
--->
How many pieces can you get out of inches of fabric?
(rounded).
So, Karla can cut pieces that are yards long.
USING APPROXIMATE DECIMALS:
You could use a decimal approximation of and a calculator.
Since = with infinite 6's,
so = with infinite 6's
you could use the approximation ---> and get
.
That tells you that Karla can cut pieces that are yards long.
Karla would also be able to cut pieces that are exactly yards long.
The length of fabric used would be yards.
There would be some fabric leftover. In yards, it would be
.
that is shorter than yards, so Karla cannot get any more yard-long pieces.
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