a seamstress has a piece of cloth that is 3 yards long. She cuts it into shorter lenghts of 16 inches each.how many of the shorter pieces can she cut
3 yards is 108 inches (36 inches in a yard)
108 / 16 = ?
please answer
108/16=6 3/4
To find out how many shorter pieces the seamstress can cut from a 3-yard long piece of cloth, we need to convert the length of the cloth from yards to inches, and then divide that by the length of each shorter piece.
First, let's convert the length of the cloth from yards to inches:
1 yard = 36 inches (since 1 yard is equal to 3 feet, and 1 foot is equal to 12 inches)
So, 3 yards = 3 * 36 = 108 inches
Next, we divide the length of the cloth in inches by the length of each shorter piece:
Number of shorter pieces = Length of cloth / Length of each shorter piece
Number of shorter pieces = 108 inches / 16 inches
Finally, we perform the division:
Number of shorter pieces = 6.75
However, since the seamstress cannot cut a fraction of a piece, she can only cut a whole number of pieces. Therefore, she can cut 6 shorter pieces from the 3-yard long piece of cloth.