Question

A dressmaker has 75 yards of lace . It takes 1 1/2 yards of lace to decorate one pocket . How many pockets can she decorate with the lace she has

Answer 1

Answer:

50 pockets

Step-by-step explanation:

Given

$Total = 75\ yd$

$Pocket = 1\frac{1}{2}yd$

Required

Determine the number of pockets

To calculate the required , we make use of:

$Pockets = \frac{75yd}{1\frac{1}{2}yd}}$

$Pockets = \frac{75}{1\frac{1}{2}}}$

Convert the denominator to decimal

$Pockets = \frac{75}{1.5}$

$Pockets = 50$

Hence, she can lace 50 minutes