Homework Help: math

Posted by gary on Wednesday, December 26, 2012 at 12:00pm.

Each rabbit constume needs one and one half yards of white fur fabric. a yard of blue striped fabric, and a quarter of a yard of pink felt for the ears.
If Gail has ten yards of white fur fabric, seven yards of blue striped fabric, and one and three quarter yards of pink felt.

1. How many rabbit costumes can Gail make?

2. Which type of fabric does Gail use up first? Explain how you figured this out.

math - Kim, Wednesday, December 26, 2012 at 12:15pm
1. 6 costumes
2. He doesn't use all of any of them

Because you do 1.5*6=9
and you can't have another 1.5
and then you just times everything by 6 and you see that they all work
math - gary, Wednesday, December 26, 2012 at 12:30pm
thank you, I post a question by mistake

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