Aimee bought 9.8 meters of Geena satin cloth. One fifth of the cloth was damage by rat and the rest wasuse to make 7 similar blouses.
A. How much did she use for each blouse
B. If she sold each blouse for 178.25, how much money would she recieve in all?
Answers & Comments
Answer:
a.) 1.12m for each blouse
b.) 1247.75 pesos
Step-by-step explanation:
given: 9.8m of cloth
1/5 was damage by a rat
make 7 more pieces of blouses
solution:
a.)
9.8m (1/5) = 1.96m was damage by the rat
9.8m - 1.96m = 7.84m total length of cloth not damage
7.84m / 7 = 1.12m total length she used for each blouse
b.) 7pieces of blouse times 178.25 pesos = 1247.75 pesos