Paul needs 3 7/8 of fabric to make a table cloth how many table cloths can he make from 38 3/4 yd of fabic?
38 3/4 ÷ 3 7/8
= (155/4) ÷ (31/8)
= (155/4)(8/31) , you should know the rule for division by fractions
= 10
the 31 goes into 155 exactly 5 times, the 4 goes into 8 twice, etc)