Question

For a Chinese New Year celebration, James and Zhou are making a dragon costume similar to the one shown above.

Answer 1

Answer:

C. 24 meters

Step-by-step explanation:

Given:

Total length of fabric required for the costume = 56.6 m

Length of fabric Zhou already has = 15 m

Length of fabric James just purchased = 17.6 m

To find how much more length of fabric is required to make the complete costume.

Solution:

Let the length of fabric in meters still required be  = $x$

The total length can be given as :

⇒ $(15+17.6+x)\ m$

⇒ $(32.6+x)\ m$

The total fabric required = 56.6 m

So, the equation to find $x$ will be:

$32.6+x=56.6$

Subtracting both sides by 32.6

$32.6+x-32.6=56.6-32.6$

∴ $x=24$

Thus, 24 meters of fabric is still required to make the costume.