Question

Mr. dela Cruz uses 18 yards of cloth for making 5 pants. How many pants will he make for 72 yards of
cloth?

Answer 1

$\text{ \large{ \underline{ \: \: Given :}}}$

• 18 yard of cloth is used for making 5 plants by Mr. Dela Cruz .

$\text{ \large{ \underline{ \: \: To Find :}}}$

• How many plants will he make in 72 yards of cloth ?

$\text{ \large{ \underline{ \: \: Solution :}}}$

$\text{Cloths used for making 1 plant = } \dfrac{18}{5} \\ \\ \\ \longrightarrow \: \text{3.6 \: yard \: of \: cloths}$

$\text{Plants will be made in 72 yard of cloths = } \dfrac{72}{3.6} \\ \\ \longrightarrow \: 20$

20 plants will he make in 72 yards of cloth.

Answer 2

Step-by-step explanation:

Given :

18 yard of cloth is used for making 5 plants by Mr. Dela Cruz .

To Find :

How many plants will he make in 72 yards of cloth ?

Solution :

$</p><p></p><p>\begin{lgathered}\text{Cloths used for making 1 plant = } \dfrac{18}{5} \\ \\ \\ \longrightarrow \: \text{3.6 \: yard \: of \: cloths} \\ \\\end{lgathered} \:$

$\begin{lgathered}\text{Plants will be made in 72 yard of cloths = } \dfrac{72}{3.6} \\ \\ \longrightarrow \: 20\end{lgathered} \:$

$20 \: plants \: will \: he \: make \: in \: \\ 72 \: yards \: of \: cloth$