Question

Elliott has some yarn that she wants to use to make hats and scarves. Each hat uses 0.2, point, 2 kilograms of yarn and each scarf uses 0.1, point, 1 kilograms of yarn. Elliott wants to use twice as much yarn for scarves as for hats, and she wants to make a total of 20 items.

Answer 1

Answer:

Elliot will make 4 hats and 16 scarves

Step-by-step explanation:

Let x be the number of hats and y be the number of scarves Elliot will make.

Elliott wants to make a total of 20 items, then

x + y = 20

Each hat uses 0.2 kilograms of yarn, so x hats use 0.2x kilograms of yarn and each scarf uses 0.1 kilogram of yarn, then y scarves use 0.1y kilograms of yarn. Elliott wants to use twice as much yarn for scarves as for hats, then

0.1y = 2(0.2x)

Thus,

0.1y = 0.4x

y = 4x

Substitute it into the first equation:

x + 4x = 20

5x = 20

x = 4

y = 20 - 4

y = 16

Hence, Elliot will make 4 hats and 16 scarves