SOLUTION: A sporting goods manufacturer has 9 2/7 yd of fabric to make soccer shorts. Each pair of soccer shorts requires 5/6 yd of fabric. How many pairs of soccer shorts can be made? Ho
Question 1178020: A sporting goods manufacturer has 9 2/7 yd of fabric to make soccer shorts. Each pair of soccer shorts requires 5/6 yd of fabric. How many pairs of soccer shorts can be made? How much material will be left over?
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step number 1 converts 9 + 2/7 into 65/7.
step number 2 divides (65/7) by (5/6).
this tells you how many pairs of shorts can be made.
the answer is 11 pairs of shorts.
the fractional part is ignored becuse it's not a full pair of shorts.
step number 3 multiples 11 pairs of shorts by 5/6 yards of fabric required for ech.
the answer is 55/6 yards of fabric are required for 11 pairs of shorts.
step number 4 subtracts 55/6 from 65/7.
this subtracts the fabric required for 11 pairs of shorts from the total of fabric available.
the result is 5/42 yards of fabric are left over.
your solution is that 11 pairs of shorts can be made with 5/42 yards of fabric left over.
i confirmed using my calculator that this value is correct.
your solution is that 11 pairs of soccer shorts can be made with 5/42 yards of fabric left over.
