Anna bought a strip of fabric 10 yd long. She needs a 1 and 1/3 yd piece to make a pillow. How many pillows can Anna make?
10/1 * 3/4 = 7.5
Oh, o.k. Sorry I didn't see that earlier.
Yes, 7.5 is right. But I doubt if Anna wants a half a pillow -- so she could make 7 pillows.
thanks Ms. Sue.
You're welcome, Katie!
Where did you get 3/4?
by multiplying the recipicle
To determine how many pillows Anna can make from a 10-yard strip of fabric, you need to divide the length of the fabric by the length needed for each pillow.
The length of fabric needed for each pillow is given as 1 and 1/3 yards, which can also be written as 4/3 yards. Now we can set up the calculation:
10 yards ÷ (4/3 yards) = 10 yards × (3/4) = (10 × 3) / 4 = 30 / 4 = 7.5
By dividing the 10-yard strip of fabric by the length needed for each pillow, we find that Anna can make 7.5 pillows. However, since we cannot make a fraction of a pillow, the final answer is that Anna can make 7 pillows from the strip of fabric.