Question

Alexa uses 5.25 yards of fabric for each dance costume she makes how many yards will she need to make 15 costumes around your answer to the nearest whole number

Answer 1

Answer: 79 yards of fabric for 15 dance costumes.

Explanation:

5.25 yards of fabric = 1 dance costume.

she needs 15 of them, so what you can do is:

5.25 · 15 = 78.75

When you round 78.75 to the nearest whole number, you’ll get 79.