Question

A denim shirt at a certain factory requires 4 3/5 yards of material. how many shirts can be made from 165 3/5 yards of material?

Answer 1

Answer:

$36\ shirts$

Step-by-step explanation:

we know that

A denim shirt requires 4 3/5 yards of material

so

using proportion

Find out how many shirts can be made from 165 3/5 yards of material

But, first convert mixed numbers to an improper fractions

$4\frac{3}{5}=\frac{4*5+3}{5}=\frac{23}{5}\ yd$

$165\frac{3}{5}=\frac{165*5+3}{5}=\frac{828}{5}\ yd$

Let

x -----> the number of shirts

$1/(23/5)=x/(828/5)$

$x=828/23\\x=36\ shirts$