Todd bought 1 1/2 yards of fabric. Each pillow uses 3/8 yard of fabric. How many pillows can Todd make?
(33/4) / (3/4)
I'll be glad to check your answer.
(3/2) / (3/8)
(3/2) * (8/3) = 24/6 = 4 pillows
How many 3/4 ounce servings of rice are in 8 1/4 ounce bag of rice?
33/4*4/3=132/12=11 servings
Right.
To determine how many pillows Todd can make, we need to divide the total yards of fabric he bought by the amount of fabric each pillow uses.
Todd bought 1 1/2 yards of fabric, which can be written as 3/2 yards.
Each pillow uses 3/8 yard of fabric.
To find the number of pillows Todd can make, we divide the total yards of fabric by the fabric needed for each pillow:
(3/2 yards) ÷ (3/8 yard/pillow)
To divide fractions, we multiply the first fraction by the reciprocal of the second fraction:
(3/2 yards) × (8/3 yard/pillow)
The yards unit cancels out, leaving us with:
(3/2) × (8/3) = (3 × 8) / (2 × 3) = 24/6 = 4
Therefore, Todd can make 4 pillows.