Question

To stitch a shirt ,2m 15 cm cloth is needed.Out of 40m cloth,how many can be stitched and how much will remain

Answer 1

needed =2m 15cm or 2.15m for each
total cloth =40 m
shirts =40÷2.15
=18 shirts stitched
26 m cloth remaining

Answer 2

Total length of cloth a person had: 40m
A shirt required to stitch : 2.15m
No of shirt stitched : 40 / 2.15
= 4000 / 215
= 18
Remaining cloth held = 130cm or 1.3m