Question

A seamstress uses 3/4 yards of material to make a uniform top for band members. If there are 6 3/4 yards of material left on the bolt, how many uniform tops can she make?

Answer 1

Answer:

She can make 9 uniform tops from the material left.

Step-by-step explanation:

Given:

Yards of material left on the bolt = $6\frac{3}{4}$

Material requirement for a uniform top for band members = $\frac{3}{4}\ yd$

To find the number of tops that can be made from the material left.

Solution:

In order to find the number of tops that can be made from $6\frac{3}{4}$ yards of material, we need to divide $6\frac{3}{4}\ yd$  by  $\frac{3}{4}\ yd$.

Number of uniform tops that can be made is given as:

⇒ $6\frac{3}{4}\div \frac{3}{4}$

We first convert mixed number to fractions.

⇒  $\frac{27}{4}\div \frac{3}{4}$

To divide fractions the fractions are multiplied after flipping the divisor.

⇒ $\frac{27}{4}\times \frac{4}{3}$

⇒ $\frac{27}{3}$

⇒ 9

Thus, she can make 9 uniform tops from the material left.