alice has 6 yards of material. It takes 1 1/2 of material to make an apron. How many aprons can Alice make from the material she has ? Explain .
2007-01-29 10:19:21 · 5 answers · asked by Lizzie . ™ 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Homework Help
It's just like asking: If Alice has $6.00 and she is going to give 1.50 each to her friends ... how many friends can she give $1.50 to?
$6.00 / $1.50 = 4
But it's yards of material.
6 yds divided by 3/2 yards per apron = how many aprons?
Invert 3/2 and multiply
6/1 * 2/3 = 4 aprons
2007-01-29 10:24:43 · answer #1 · answered by ecolink 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
easy, you divide 6 by 1 1/2. That gives the number of aprons that can be made.
2007-01-29 18:25:15 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
6 divided by 1 1/2, or 1.5 equals 4 aprons.
2007-01-29 18:25:09 · answer #3 · answered by Thomas M 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you have 6 yards and you want to make aprons and it takes 1.5 yards.so you go 6 divide by 1.5 =4. so you can make 4 aprons.
2007-01-29 18:36:36 · answer #4 · answered by Pam 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think we all so far agree it's four. 6 divided by 1.5=4.
2007-01-29 18:27:41 · answer #5 · answered by DinDjinn 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋