How many skirts could Connie make?

Question:

If Connie needs 1 3/4 yards of fabric to make a skirt and she bought 10 1/2 yards of fabric on sale, how many skirts could she make? Show your work.

Answer:

Connie could make 6 skirts.

To make a skirt out of fabric, Connie needs 1 3/4 yards of fabric. If Connie bought 10 1/2 yards of fabric at a sale, she could make a total of 6 skirts. This calculation is done by dividing the total yards of fabric bought by the yards needed to make one skirt.

Explanation:

Given:

1 Skirt = 1 3/4 fabric

Number of skirts for 10 1/2 fabric = x

To solve for this, we divide 10 1/2 by 1 3/4:

x = 10 1/2 / 1 3/4

Convert to mixed numbers:

x = 21/2 / 7/4

Rewrite as multiplication:

x = 21/2 * 4/7

x = 84/14

x = 6

Therefore, Connie could make 6 skirts using the 10 1/2 yards of fabric she bought.