Question

An adult sweater is made from 2 pounds of wool. This is 3 times as much wool as it takes to make a baby sweater. How much wool does it take to make a baby sweater? Use a tape diagram to solve.

Answer 1

Answer:

$\frac{2}{3}$ pound.

Step-by-step explanation:

Let x represent amount of wool needed for baby sweater.

We have been given that an adult sweater takes 3 times as much wool as it takes to make a baby sweater.

The amount of wool needed for adult sweater would be $3x$.

We have been given that an adult sweater is made from 2 pounds of wool.

$3x=2$

Let us solve for x.

$\frac{3x}{3}=\frac{2}{3}$

$x=\frac{2}{3}$

Therefore, a baby sweater requires $\frac{2}{3}$ pound of wool.