Scott is making costumes for a dance recital. He has 12 yards of purple fabric. Each costume uses 3/4
yard of purple fabric. How many costumes can Scott make?
A.
3
B.
4
C.
9
D.
16
To find how many costumes Scott can make, we need to divide the total amount of purple fabric (12 yards) by the amount of fabric needed for each costume (3/4 yard).
12 / (3/4) = (12 * 4) / 3 = 48 / 3 = 16
Therefore, Scott can make 16 costumes.
The answer is D. 16.
To find out how many costumes Scott can make, we need to divide the total amount of fabric by the amount of fabric used per costume.
First, let's determine how much fabric is used per costume. Each costume requires 3/4 yard of purple fabric.
Next, let's divide the total amount of fabric Scott has (12 yards) by the amount of fabric used per costume (3/4 yard).
12 yards ÷ 3/4 yard = 12 ÷ 3/4 = 16
Therefore, Scott can make 16 costumes with the 12 yards of purple fabric he has.
The correct answer is:
D. 16
To find out how many costumes Scott can make, we need to divide the total amount of purple fabric he has (12 yards) by the amount of fabric each costume uses (3/4 yard).
To divide a whole number by a fraction, we can multiply the whole number by the reciprocal of the fraction. The reciprocal of 3/4 is 4/3.
So, we need to multiply 12 by 4/3:
12 * 4/3 = 48/3 = 16
Therefore, Scott can make 16 costumes. The answer is D.