Question

frank bought 9/10 of a yard of fabric He will need 2/7 of a yard to make a small pillow How many pillows will be be able to make? How much fabric will frank have left over ?

Answer 1

9/10 equals 0.9 , 2/7 equals about 0.28 . So 0.9 - 0.28 = 0.62 if you need .62 in a fraction it's 31/50

Answer 2

Answer:

3 pillows.

$\frac{3}{20}$ yards of fabric left over.

Step-by-step explanation:

We have been given that Frank bought 9/10 of a yard of fabric He will need 2/7 of a yard to make a small pillow.

To find the number of pillow that Frank can make from available fabric, we will divide total amount of fabric by amount needed to make a small pillow as:

$\frac{9}{10}\div \frac{2}{7}$

Convert to multiplication problem by flipping the 2nd fraction:

$\frac{9}{10}\times \frac{7}{2}$

$\frac{9\times 7}{10\times 2}$

$\frac{63}{20}$

$3\frac{3}{20}$

We can see that in our quotient there are 3 whole parts, therefore, Frank can make 3 pillows.

Since the fraction part is $\frac{3}{20}$, therefore, $\frac{3}{20}$ yards of fabric will be left over.