to make one costume, rachael uses 6 yards of material and 3 yards of trim. suppose she uses a total of 48 yards of material to make several costumes. how many yards of trim does she use? write the rule you used to find the number of yards of trim. Can you help answer this question asap.? thanks
To find the number of yards of trim Rachael uses, we need to use the information given in the question. We know that for one costume, Rachael uses 6 yards of material and 3 yards of trim. And she uses a total of 48 yards of material to make several costumes.
Let's define the number of costumes as 'C'.
Since Rachael uses 6 yards of material for each costume, the total yards of material used can be expressed as: Total Material = 6 * C
Given that the total yards of material used is 48 yards, we can write the equation: 6C = 48
Dividing both sides of the equation by 6, we find that: C = 8
So, Rachael makes 8 costumes.
Now, to find the number of yards of trim she uses, we can use the same equation. Since each costume requires 3 yards of trim, the total yards of trim used can be expressed as: Total Trim = 3 * C
Substituting the value of C (which is 8) into the equation, we have: Total Trim = 3 * 8 = 24 yards
Therefore, Rachael uses 24 yards of trim.
In summary, the rule used to find the number of yards of trim Rachael uses is: Total Trim = 3 * Number of Costumes.
Based on the given information, she uses 24 yards of trim for 8 costumes.