Question

Mrs.Larson made 12 pillows from 16 yards of the same fabrics. How much fabric was used to make each pillow? Between what two whole numbers does your answer lie

Answer 1

The answer lies between 1 & 2

Answer 2

The answer is given by :

[ The amount of material ] / [The number of pillows made ] = 16 / 12 = 4 /3 = ( 1 + 1/3 ) yds per pillow

So the answer lies between the integers 1 and 2