Question

How much cloth will be used in making 6 shirt if each required 2 1/4 m of cloth allowing 1/8 m for waste in cutting and finishing in each shirt?

Answer 1

$\frac{57}{4} \ m$ cloth will be used in making 6 shirts.

Step-by-step explanation:

if each shirt required 2 1/4 m of cloth allowing 1/8 m for waste in cutting and finishing.

Cloth required for making 1 shirt = $2\frac{1}{4} + \frac{1}{8} = \frac{9}{4} + \frac{1}{8} = \frac{18 + 1}{8} = \frac{19}{8} \ m$

Cloth will be used in making 6 shirts = $6 \times \frac{19}{8} = \frac{57}{4} \ m$

Hence, $\frac{57}{4} \ m$ cloth will be used in making 6 shirts.