Question

Andrea has 18 yards of fabric. How many 4 inch pieces can she cut from her original place?

Answer 1

4inches = 1/3 of a foot (4inches x 3 = 12 inches) - so she can cut 3 out of each foot

1 yard = 3 feet - so she can cut 3 x 3 = 9 out of each yard

18 x 9 = 162 pieces

Answer 2

we know that

$1\ yard=36\ inches$

Step 1

Convert yards to inches

$18\ yards=18*36=648\ inches$

Step 2

Divide the total inches of fabric by $4$ to obtain the number of pieces that Andrea can cut from the original place

so

$\frac{648}{4}= 162\ pieces$

therefore

the answer is

$162\ pieces$