Question

gopal wants to make a shirt for him, for one shirt he needs 2 1/2 m cloth. if the total length of the cloth is 31 1/2m then how many shirts can be made from the cloth?​

Answer 1

Answer:

12

Step-by-step explanation :

2.5 meter = 1 shirt

31.5 = 31.5/2.5 = 12.6

Gopal can make 12 shirts

Answer 2

Answer:

Length needed to make one shirt = 2.5 m

Total length of cloth he has = 31.5

length No. of shirts

2.5 1

31.5 ? (take as 'x')

by cross multiplying we get →

2.5x= 31.5

x= 31.5÷ 2.5

x= 12.6

x= 12

Therefore 12 shirts which can be made out of 31.5 m of cloth .