A sewing club made costumes for Halloween. They used 40 feet of fabric to make 8 costumes. At this rate, how many costumes can b

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e made from 15 feet of fabric?

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julsineya [31] · Answer 1 · 2022-07-29T11:55:58+03:00

3 costumes can be made from 15 feet of fabric

Step-by-step explanation:

The proportion can be sued to solve the following problem

Given

Total fabric = 40 feet

Costumes = 8

Fabric = 15 feet

Costumes = ?

Let x be the number of costumes that can be made with 15 feet of fabric

$Fabric:Costumes::Fabric:costumes\\40:8::15:x\\\frac{40}{8} = \frac{15}{x}\\40x = 15*8\\40x = 120$

Dividing both sides by 40

$\frac{40x}{40} = \frac{120}{40}\\x = 3$

Hence,

3 costumes can be made from 15 feet of fabric

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