Question

A sporting goods manufacturer requires `5/3` yd of fabric to make a pair of soccer shorts. How many shorts can be made from 35 yd of fabric?

Answer 1

`21`

Explanation:

This is a division problem

`" 1 pair of shorts "=5/3" yd"`

number of shorts `" "=35-:5/3`

`=cancel(35)^7/1xx3/cancel(5)^1=7xx3=21`