Penelope buys 3 1/4 yards of fabric to make curtains. If she spends $27.95 on the fabric, what is the cost per yard?
cost per yard
= 27.95 ÷ 3 1/4
= 27.95/3.25 = 8.6
I cost $8.60 per yard
Well, it seems like Penelope is going the extra yard with those curtains! To find the cost per yard, we need to divide the total cost by the number of yards. So, $27.95 divided by 3 1/4 yards is like trying to divide one slice of pizza among 100 clowns - it's a bit tricky. Let's do some math, shall we?
First, let's convert 3 1/4 yards to a fraction. 1/4 can also be expressed as 0.25. So we have 3 + 0.25 = 3.25 yards.
Now, let's divide $27.95 by 3.25 yards. *Calculating sounds*
Drumroll, please!
The cost per yard for Penelope's fabric is approximately $8.61 per yard. That's enough to make even Shakespeare exclaim, "To sew or not to sew, that is the question!"
Happy curtain making, Penelope!
To find the cost per yard, we need to divide the total cost by the number of yards.
Total cost = $27.95
Number of yards = 3 1/4 yards
To add mixed numbers like 3 1/4, we need to convert it to an improper fraction.
3 1/4 = (4 * 3 + 1) / 4 = 13/4
Now, we can divide the total cost by the number of yards.
Cost per yard = Total cost / Number of yards
= $27.95 / 13/4
= $27.95 * 4/13
= $7.845
Therefore, the cost per yard is $7.845.
To find the cost per yard, we need to divide the total cost by the number of yards.
Step 1: Convert 3 1/4 yards to an improper fraction.
To convert the mixed number to an improper fraction, we multiply the whole number (3) by the denominator of the fraction (4), and then add the numerator (1). This gives us (3 * 4) + 1 = 13.
So, 3 1/4 yards can be written as the improper fraction 13/4 yards.
Step 2: Divide the total cost by the number of yards.
We have the total cost as $27.95 and the number of yards as 13/4.
To divide a fraction, we multiply by the reciprocal of the divisor. So, we can divide $27.95 by 13/4 by multiplying $27.95 by 4/13.
(27.95 * 4)/13 = 111.8/13 = $8.60
Therefore, the cost per yard is $8.60.