Question

michelle bought the same fabric on 3 different occasions and recorded the data below what was the price per yard of fabric? answer

Answer 1

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Michelle bought the same fabric on 3 different occasions and recorded the data below.

Yards of Fabric         Total Cost

2.2                             $2.53

3.6                             $4.14

4.2                             $4.83

What was the price per yard of fabric?

To find the cost per yard of fabric, we will divide cost of yards by number of yards.

$\text{Cost per yard}=\frac{\text{Cost}}{\text{Number of yards}}$

$\text{Cost per yard}=\frac{\ 2.53}{2.2\text{ yards}}$

$\text{Cost per yard}=\frac{\ 1.15}{\text{ yard}}$

Let us find cost per yard using 2nd set of data.

$\text{Cost per yard}=\frac{\ 4.14}{3.6\text{ yards}}$

$\text{Cost per yard}=\frac{\ 1.15}{\text{ yard}}$

Similarly we will find cost per yard for 3rd set of data.

$\text{Cost per yard}=\frac{\ 4.83}{4.2\text{ yards}}$

$\text{Cost per yard}=\frac{\ 1.15}{\text{ yard}}$

Therefore, the cost per yard of fabric is $1.15.