Question

Jessica used 2/3 yard of fabric to make a scarf. Can she make 2 of these scarves with
1 3/4 yards of fabric, and why?

Answer 1

Yes she can.

2/3 * 2 = 4/3

That is 1 1/3.  We can already tell she can but just to prove it...

1/3 * 4 = 4/12

3 * 3/4 = 9/12

We have 1 and 4/12.  She has 5/12 left over of Fabric.

Hope this helps!

Answer 2

Answer:

Yes,  she can make 2 scarves of length $\frac{2}{3}$ yards.

Step-by-step explanation:

Jessica used $\frac{2}{3}$ yard of fabric to make a scarf.

Now she has a fabric of length $1\frac{3}{4}$ yards = $\frac{7}{4}$ yards.

We have to find whether she can make 2 scarves or not.

∵ $\frac{2}{3}$ yards fabric is used to make scarf = 1

∴ 1 yard fabric is used to make scarf = $\frac{1}{\frac{2}{3}}$ = $\frac{3}{2}$

∴ $\frac{7}{4}$ yard fabric is used to make scarf = $\frac{3}{2}$ × $\frac{7}{4}$

$\frac{21}{8}$ ≈ $2\frac{5}{8}$

Now we can say that she can make 2 scarves of length $\frac{2}{3}$ yards.