Each pants leg on page 8 has an opening with a circumference of 8.5 inches. It took 15 stitches to make 3 inches in width. How many stitches make up the circumference, rounded to the nearest stitch?
Mathematics · High School · Tue Nov 03 2020
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Given :
It takes 15 stitches to make 3 inches in width.
Circumference = 8.5
stitches make up the circumference = x
So,
15/3 = x/8.5
5 = x/8.5
x = 43
Hence, it would require 43 stitches.