Question

There are 5 1/4 yards of a silk in a roll. If it takes 3/4 of a yard to make one designer scarf, how many scarves can be made from the roll?

Answer 1

`7` scarves can be made out of `5(1)/4" yards of silk"`.

Explanation:

Convert both fractions into decimals for ease:

`5(1)/4=5.25`
`3/4=0.75`

Divide how much silk you have by how much you need per scarf:

`("how much silk you have")/("amount of silk needed per scarf")->(5.25)/(0.75)=7`

(P.S. - You could also solve this using fractions and using the `KFC` method (Keep Flip Change) to divide fractions. But I personally like decimals more.