Question

at the craft store, tara bought 12 yards of fabric to make tote bags. each bag requires 1.25 yards of fabric. write an equation that shows how the number of yards of fabric remaining, y, depends on the number of tote bags tara sews, x. y =

Explanation:

Step1: Define total fabric used

Total fabric used for $x$ bags is $1.25x$ yards.

Step2: Relate remaining to total fabric

Remaining fabric $y$ equals total fabric minus used fabric.
$y = 12 - 1.25x$

Answer:

$y = 12 - 1.25x$