SOLUTION: A skirt requires 2-1/3 yards of material. How many skirts can be cut from 42 yards?

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Question 584669: A skirt requires 2-1/3 yards of material. How many skirts can be cut from 42 yards?
Answer by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740) About Me  (Show Source):
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A skirt requires 2-1/3 yards of material.
How many skirts can be cut from 42 yards?
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Convert 2 1/3 yds: 2*3 + 1 = 7%2F3
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42%2F%287%2F3%29
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invert the dividing fraction and multiply
42 * 3%2F7 = 126%2F7 = 18 skirts from 24 yds of material
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Check this
18 * 7/3
Cancel 3 into 18 and you have;
6 * 7 = 42