Question

Nico is making a quilt thatrequires 10 1/2 yards offabric. He has one piecethat is 4 1/4 yards long andone piece that is 2 1/2 yardslong. How many moreyards of fabric does Niconeed?

Answer 1

The quilt require 10 1/2 yards of fabric.

He has two pieces 4 1/4 and 2 1/2

So, the total yards that he has =

$4\frac{1}{4}+2\frac{1}{2}=\frac{17}{4}+\frac{5}{2}=\frac{17}{4}+\frac{10}{4}=\frac{27}{4}=6\frac{3}{4}$

But the quilt need 10 1/2 yards

So, he will need more =

$=10\frac{1}{2}-6\frac{3}{4}=\frac{21}{2}-\frac{27}{4}=\frac{42}{4}-\frac{27}{4}=\frac{42-27}{4}=\frac{15}{4}=3\frac{3}{4}$

so, he will need 3 3/4 yard of fabric.