A sporting goods manufacturer requires 3/8 yd of fabric to make a pair of shorts. How many shorts can be made from 15 yd of fabric?
Mathematics · College · Tue Nov 03 2020
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To calculate how many shorts can be made from 15 yd of fabric, divide the total length of the fabric by the required length of fabric to make a single short. In this case, it requires 3/8 yd of fabric to make a pair of short. To get the length of yard per short, divide 3/8 by 2.
> 3/8 / 2.= 3/16
It require 3/16 yd to make a short. Now, divide the total length of the fabric by 3/16.
> 15 / 3/16
Get the reciprocal value of 3/16.
> 15 * 16/3
> 240/3
> 80/1 or 80.
The sporting goods manufacturer can make 80 shorts out of 15 yd of fabric.