adam has 2 yards of fabric to make a shirt. He needs 1 foot of fabric for each arm and 3 feet of fabric for the rest of the shirt. Does he need an estimate or exact answer to decide if he has enough fabric?
Why estimate when we know that 3 feet + 2 feet = 5 feet?
1 yard = 3 feet
To determine if Adam has enough fabric to make the shirt, we need to calculate the total amount of fabric required.
First, let's convert the 2 yards of fabric into feet. Since there are 3 feet in a yard, 2 yards would be equal to 2 * 3 = 6 feet of fabric.
Next, we need to calculate the amount of fabric required for the arms. Adam needs 1 foot of fabric for each arm, so the arms would require 1 * 2 = 2 feet of fabric in total.
Finally, we need to calculate the amount of fabric required for the rest of the shirt. Adam needs 3 feet of fabric for this part.
Adding up the fabric required for the arms and the rest of the shirt, we have 2 feet + 3 feet = 5 feet of fabric.
Since Adam has 6 feet of fabric and he only needs 5 feet, he has enough fabric to make the shirt. Therefore, he has an exact answer to determine that he has enough fabric.