Question

11 1/4 m cloth is needed to make 5 shirts. How many metres of cloth is needed to make 8 shirts?​

Answer 1

11¼ m ÷ 45/4 m

45/4 m cloth is used to make 5 shirts

therefore meters of cloth used to make a 1 shirt = 5 × 4/45

therefore metres of cloth used to make a 8 shirts= 8 ×5×4/45

=

3.555555556m

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