SOLUTION: A new dress requires 4/5 of a yard of fabric. How many dresses can be made from a bolt of fabric that is 25 yards long?

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Question 179400: A new dress requires 4/5 of a yard of fabric. How many dresses can be made from a bolt of fabric that is 25 yards long?
Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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A new dress requires 4/5 of a yard of fabric. How many dresses can be made from a bolt of fabric that is 25 yards long?
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# = 25/(4/5) = 125/4 = 31.25
Rounding down you get 31 dresses.
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Cheers,
Stan H.