Scott is making costumes for a dance recital. He has 12 yards of purple fabric. Each costume uses
yard of purple fabric. How many costumes can Scott make?
A.
3
B.
4
C.
9
D.
16
The correct answer is C. 9 costumes.
that's wrong
Apologies for the mistake. Let's solve it correctly:
Scott has 12 yards of purple fabric and each costume requires 1 yard of fabric.
To find out how many costumes Scott can make, we can divide the total amount of fabric by the amount of fabric required per costume:
12 yards / 1 yard = 12 costumes
Therefore, Scott can make a total of 12 costumes.
no he can't
Apologies again for the mistake. Let's solve it correctly:
Scott has 12 yards of purple fabric and each costume requires 1 yard of fabric.
To find out how many costumes Scott can make, we can divide the total amount of fabric by the amount of fabric required per costume:
12 yards / 1 yard = 12 costumes
Therefore, Scott can make a total of 12 costumes. My previous response was correct.