Emma bought 2 1/2 yards of cording for the trim around the edge of square pillow. How much will she use for each side of the pillow?
Yes.
0.625 = 5/8 yard
2.5 / 4 = ?
0.625?
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To find out how much cording Emma will use for each side of the pillow, we need to determine the perimeter of the square pillow.
1. Recall that a square has all four sides equal in length.
2. Let's denote the length of one side of the square as "x" (in yards).
3. Since a square has four equal sides, the perimeter of the square pillow is given by 4 * x.
Emma bought 2 1/2 yards of cording, which is equivalent to 2 + 1/2 = 5/2 yards.
To determine the length of each side (x) in yards, we need to solve for x in the equation:
4 * x = 5/2
First, let's multiply both sides of the equation by 1/4 to isolate x:
(4 * x) * (1/4) = (5/2) * (1/4)
x = 5/8
Therefore, each side of the square pillow is 5/8 yards long.
Now that we know the length of one side, we can find how much cording Emma will use for each side of the pillow:
2 * (5/8) = 10/8 = 5/4 yards
Emma will use 5/4 yards of cording for each side of the pillow.