Question

You work at a bridal shop. You need to find out how much satin you will need to make four bridesmaids’ dresses and two flower girls’ dresses. Each bridesmaid’s dress requires 4.5 yards of satin, and each flower girls dresses requires 3.25 yards of satin

Answer 1

4.5 x 4 = 18
3.25 x 2 = 6.5
In total you will need 24.5 yards of satin.

Answer 2

The total amount of satin required is 24.5 yards.

Explanation:

We are given that,

Amount of satin needed to make 1 bridesmaid's dress = 4.5 yards

So, Amount of satin required to make 4 bridesmaid's dress = 4.5 × 4 = 18 yards

Also, Amount of satin needed to make 1 flower girl's dress = 3.25 yards

So, Amount of satin required to make 2 flower girl's dress = 3.25 × 2 = 6.5 yards

Hence, we get,

Total amount of satin = Satin for bridesmaid's dress + Satin for flower girl's dress

i.e. Total amount of satin = 18 + 6.5 = 24.5 yards

Hence, the total amount of satin required is 24.5 yards.