Tommy was weaving different-sized squares of yarn for a class quilt. He had a skein of yarn that was 5 2/3 yards long.He made two squares using 2 3/8 feet,
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To find out how many squares Tommy can make using 2 3/8 feet of yarn, we first need to convert the length of the yarn to feet.
Since there are 3 feet in a yard, the length of the yarn in feet can be calculated as:
5 2/3 yards = (5 + 2/3) yards = (5 + 2/3) * 3 feet = (15/3 + 2/3) * 3 feet = (17/3) * 3 feet = 17 feet.
Now, let's calculate how many squares Tommy can make using 2 3/8 feet of yarn for each square.
To determine this, we divide the length of the yarn by the length needed for each square:
17 feet / (2 3/8 feet) = 17 feet / (19/8 feet) = 17 feet * (8/19 feet) = (17*8) / 19 squares ≈ 8.84 squares.
Since we can't have a fraction of a square, Tommy can make only 8 squares using 2 3/8 feet of yarn.