Question

Barney has 16 1/5 yards of fabric. To make an elf costume, he needs 5 2/5 yards of fabric. How many costumes can Barney make?

Answer 1

Barney can make 3 costumes

Explanation:

T = 16 1/5 = 81/5 yards

O = 5 2/2 = 27/5 yards/costume.

We have the total fabric (T) and the unitari costume requirement (O). Now, if we want to know the amount of costumes that Barney can make, we can divide total fabric (T) by the unitari costume requirement (O), the result will be the amount of costumes (A).

`A = (T)/(O)=((81)/(5))/((27)/(5)) =(81*5)/(5*27) =(81)/(27)\\A = (81)/(27) =(9)/(3) = 3 costumes`

Finally, we can conclude that Barney can make 3 costumes.

Answer 2

16 1/5 yards divided by 5 2/5 =3. He can make 3 costumes.