Melissa is making clothes for her dolls. She has 7/8 yard of fabric. Each doll shirt requires 2/7 of a yard of fabric. How many shirts can she make for her dolls?
(7/8) / (2/7) = 7/8 * 7/2 = 49/16 = 3 1/16
so, 3 whole shirts
3 whole shirts.
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7/8)/(2/7)=7*7/16=49/16=3 with a hankie left over
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To find out how many shirts Melissa can make for her dolls, we need to divide the total amount of fabric she has (7/8 yard) by the amount of fabric required for each shirt (2/7 yard).
To divide fractions, we multiply the first fraction by the reciprocal of the second fraction. So, let's calculate:
(7/8 yard) Ă· (2/7 yard)
To divide, we multiply the first fraction by the reciprocal of the second fraction:
(7/8 yard) * (7/2 yard)
Now, multiply the numerators (the numbers on top) together and the denominators (the numbers on the bottom) together:
(7 * 7) / (8 * 2) yard
Simplifying the fraction:
49/16 yard
So, Melissa can make 49/16 yard of doll shirts using the given amount of fabric.
However, it's important to note that it's difficult to make a fraction of a shirt, so in practical terms, Melissa can make either 3 or 4 shirts, depending on how she decides to utilize the fabric.