Yoshio is cutting fabric to make tenugui. He needs a total of 5 3/4 yards of fabric. He already has
2 1/4 yards of fabric. Yoshio wants to know how many more yards of fabric he should buy.
Let y be the number of yards of fabric Yoshio should buy.
Write an equation to describe the situation.
+ x = y 2 1/4 5 3/4
2 1/4 + x = 5 3/4
How many more yards pf fabric should Yoshio buy?\
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Yoshio should buy 3 1/2 yards of fabric.
Yoshio has 3 pieces of fabric. Each piece of fabric has the same length. The total length of the pieces of fabric is 2 1/4 yards. What is the length of each piece of fabric?
Let m be the length of each piece of fabric in yards.
Write an equation to describe the situation.
x = x 2 1/4 3 5 1/4
x = 2 1/4 ÷ 3
Write an equation to describe the situation.
. = x 2 1/4 3 5 1/2