Question

Paul needs 2 1/4 yards of fabric to make a tablecolth how many tablecolthhs can he make from 18 1/2. Yard of fabric

Answer 1

18 1/2  = 37/2

2 1/4 = 9/4

37/2 / 9/4 =

37/2 * 4/9 = 148/18 = 72/9 = 8 2/9

so he can make 8 table cloths and have 2/9 left over