Question

Mary's making curtains out of some fabric for five Windows the two larger windows are the same size and the three smaller windows are the same size the one larger window requires 3 3/4 of fabric and one smaller window needs one and one third yard of fabric how many yards of material will Mary need

Answer 1

So we have 2 large windows, each needing 3 3/4 yds of fabric....and 3 small windows, each needing 1 1/3 yds of fabric

2(3 3/4) + 3(1 1/3) =
2(15/4) + 3(4/3) =
30/4 + 12/3 =
7 1/2 + 4 =
11 1/2 (or 11.5) yds of fabric are needed <==