Question

Mrs. Gomez is sewing a dress for each of her four daughters. Each dress uses 2.25 yards of fabric, and the fabric costs $4.15 per yard. What will be the cost for fabric for all four dresses? Show your work, including labeling your answer with the appropriate units of measure.

Answer 1

2.25 yd * 4.15/yd = $ 9.3375 = $9.34

Answer 2

The cost for fabric for all four dresses is $37.35

Explanation:

Each Dress requires fabric = 2.25 yards

Fabric required for 4 dresses =
`2.25 * 4`

=
`9yards`

Cost of 1 yard fabric = $4.15

Cost of 9 yard fabric =
`4.15 * 9`

= $37.35

Hence the cost for fabric for all four dresses is $37.35