SOLUTION: It takes 1 and five eighths yd of fabric to make a costume for a school play. How much fabric would be needed for 10 ​costumes?

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Question 1136340: It takes 1 and five eighths
yd of fabric to make a costume for a school play. How much fabric would be needed for 10 ​costumes?
Found 3 solutions by MathLover1, MathTherapy, Alan3354:
Answer by MathLover1(20850) About Me  (Show Source):
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if it takes 15%2F8=1%2B5%2F8 yd of fabric to make a costume for a school play then for 10 ​costumes will take
%281%2B5%2F8%29%2A10=10%2B50%2F8=10%2B25%2F4=10%2B24%2F4%2B1%2F4+=10%2B6%2B1%2F4=16+1%2F4 yd

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It takes 1 and five eighths
yd of fabric to make a costume for a school play. How much fabric would be needed for 10 ​costumes?

Answer by Alan3354(69443) About Me  (Show Source):
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1.625*10 = 16.25 yds