Question

1. becky is buying fabric to make new pillows for her couch. she spends $71.50 on striped fabric and $52.25 on checkered fabric. if both fabrics cost $5.50 per yard, how many total yards of fabric did she buy?

a 9.5 yards
b 22.5 yards
c 13 yards
d 17.5 yards

Explanation:

Step1: Calculate total money spent

Add the money spent on striped and checkered fabric. $71.50 + 52.25=123.75$ dollars.

Step2: Calculate total yards of fabric

Divide the total money spent by the cost - per - yard. Since the cost per yard is $5.50$, then the number of yards is $\frac{123.75}{5.50}=22.5$ yards.

Answer:

22.5 yards