Question

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

Answer 1

Given, 

Cloth required to stitch one shirt = 2m 15cm

                                                        = 2 x 100 + 15 cm

                                                        = 215cm 


 Given, length of cloth = 40 m (1m =100cm)

                                      = 40 x 100

                                     = 4000cm

Number of shirts that can be stitched and the cloth remains =  4000 ÷ 215

                                                                                                       = 18 + 130
               (i.e we get Quotient= 18, and remainder = 130)        
    


Hope this helps!                                                       

Answer 2

Lets first convert 2m15cm into cm=215 cm
40 m=4000 cm 
Let the total no. of shirts which can be stitched be x.
According to question,
x × 215=4000
215x=4000
x=4000/215
x= 18 shirts can be stitched. 130 cm of cloth is left.